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2. Ant venom - Wikipedia

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   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]: 450 First aid for fire ant bites includes external treatments and oral medicines. [citation needed]

3. Toxicology of red imported fire ant venom - Wikipedia

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   In Texas, 79% of participants in a survey stated they had been stung by red imported fire ants, while 20% had not. 61% of West Texans state they had been stung by the ants before, compared to 90% in central Texas, 89% in east Texas, 86% in the gulf coastal regions, 78% in the south and 72% in the north. [35]

4. Neoponera villosa - Wikipedia

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   Other common names include the greater Texas bullet ant and giant hunting ant. [1] [2] Neoponera villosa, ... "Catalogue of the Ants of the World" (PDF). unpublished ...

5. Invasive stinging red fire ants love the cool Texas weather ...

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   In Texas, these pesky insects come out during the fall as things cool down. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Entertainment. Fitness. Food. Games. Health. Home & Garden ...

6. 11 common bug bites — and photos to help you identify them

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   When ants bite humans, it grabs the skin and also sprays a compound called formic acid, Frye explains. Ant bites tend to be small, swollen bumps that appear in clusters, Kassouf says.

7. Bug bites made her pass out. It took doctors 8 years to find ...

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   Several years ago, Jill Zinsmeyer was visiting Texas when fire ants bit her and she lost consciousness for 45 minutes. Bug bites made her pass out. It took doctors 8 years to find a diagnosis

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

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   If disturbed, fire ants bite and sting the intruder. They are apparently attracted to electrical equipment, and crawl into air conditioning units and the electrical wiring of stop lights, shorting them out. This is the leading cause of traffic light shorts in Texas, where the ants cause more than US$140 million in damage each year [citation ...

9. Rasberry crazy ant - Wikipedia

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   The tawny crazy ant [2] [3] [4] or Rasberry crazy ant, [2] Nylanderia fulva, is an ant originating in South America. Like the longhorn crazy ant (Paratrechina longicornis), this species is called "crazy ant" because of its quick, unpredictable movements (the related N. pubens is known as the "Caribbean crazy ant").