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

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    In the 1930s, colonies were accidentally introduced into the United States through the seaport of Mobile, Alabama.Despite earlier views that cargo ships from Brazil docking at Mobile unloaded goods infested with the ants, [1] recent DNA research confirmed that the likely source population for all invasive S. invicta in the United States occurred at or near Formosa, Argentina, and virtually ...

  3. Environmental issues in Florida - Wikipedia

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    There are a number of environmental issues in Florida.A large portion of Florida is a biologically diverse ecosystem, with large wetlands in the Everglades.Management of environmental issues related to the everglades and the larger coastal waters and wetlands have been important to the history of Florida and the development of multiple parts of the economy of Florida, including the influential ...

  4. Red imported fire ant - Wikipedia

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    Solenopsis invicta, the fire ant, or red imported fire ant (RIFA), is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae, it was described by Swiss entomologist Felix Santschi as a variant of S. saevissima in 1916. Its current specific name invicta was given to the ant in 1972 as a separate ...

  5. Agriculture in Florida - Wikipedia

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    The top 5 citrus-producing counties, according to data in 2019, was "DeSoto (12.8 million boxes), Polk (12.5 million boxes), Highlands (10.8 million boxes), Hendry (10.5 million boxes) and Hardee (8.16 million boxes)", according to Florida Agriculture by the Numbers. Together they contribute 71% of Florida's total citrus production.

  6. Ecology of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida is surrounded on three sides by bodies of water: the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Florida Bay to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. In addition to its coastal habitats, Florida has a variety of wetland habitats, such as marshland, swampland, lakes, springs, and rivers. Florida's largest river is the St. Johns River.

  7. Footage shows massive colonies of fire ants floating in ...

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    "Floating fire ant colonies can look like ribbons, streamers, mats, rafts, or an actual 'ball' of ants floating on the water." Sadly, if you thought boats would be able to keep you safe from the ...

  8. Fauna of Florida - Wikipedia

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    Florida once had a large number of species that formerly occupied the state in prehistoric and historic times, but became locally extinct or extirpated; such as the Florida short-faced bear, Florida black wolf, Dire wolf, Dexteria floridana, Florida bog lemming, Long-nosed peccary, Caribbean monk seal, Carolina parakeet, Great auk, Passenger ...

  9. Fire ant - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 14 November 2024. Genus of red ants "Red ant" redirects here. For the species Pogonomyrmex barbatus, see Red harvester ant. For other uses, see Fire ant (disambiguation). Fire ant Temporal range: Early Oligocene–Recent Pre๊ž’ ๊ž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom ...