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2. Ant venom - Wikipedia

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   In the case of fire ants, the venom consists mainly of alkaloid (>95%) and protein (<1%) components. [2] Stinging ants cause a cutaneous condition that is different from that caused by biting venomous ants. Particularly painful are stings from fire ants, although the bullet ant's sting is considered by some to be the most painful insect sting ...

3. Toxicology of red imported fire ant venom - Wikipedia

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   The stings of the red imported fire ant in animals are painful, and may prove life-threatening. [70] In dogs, stings from the red imported fire ant can cause pustular dermatosis, a condition where pustules appear in crops as a result of the ant sting. [71] After getting stung, the immediate response consists of erythema and swelling.

4. Kneallhazia solenopsae - Wikipedia

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   Kneallhazia solenopsae is a unique pathogenic intracellular microsporidium, that infects two of the fire ant species: the red Solenopsis invicta and the black Solenopsis richteri in North and South America. [1] [2] Kneallhazia solenopsae was originally named Thelohania solenopsae. In the 1970s Knell, Allen and Hazard described some marked ...

5. An infestation of 'aggressive' red fire ants hits Santa ... - AOL

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   Native to South America, the ants have long been a thorn in the side of pest control officials across Southern states such as Texas, which spends about $1.2 billion each year trying to control ant ...

6. How fire ant bites led to discovery, treatment of rare ... - AOL

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7. It’s 110 degrees in Texas. Is that why ants are in my house?

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   This week is going to be a scorcher — with 100-plus temperatures in the forecast all week. We asked a professional exterminator if they’d gotten more calls about wayward insects because of the ...

8. Southern fire ant - Wikipedia

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   The southern fire ant (Solenopsis xyloni), also known as the Californian fire ant or cotton ant, [1]: 89 is a stinging fire ant native to southern parts of the United States. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Its behaviour is similar to the red imported fire ant (S. invicta) , although its sting is less painful.

9. Red imported fire ants in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), or simply RIFA, is one of over 280 species in the widespread genus Solenopsis. It is native to South America but it has become both a pest and a health hazard in the southern United States as well as a number of other countries.