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  2. 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]

  3. 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 ...

  4. Scorpion - Wikipedia

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    Scorpion motifs are woven into kilim carpets for protection from their sting. Scorpius is the name of a constellation; the corresponding astrological sign is Scorpio . A classical myth about Scorpius tells how the giant scorpion and its enemy Orion became constellations on opposite sides of the sky.

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

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    The initial sting of a fire ant bite will be followed by a burning sensation from the insect’s venom, according to University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health. The bite area will quickly ...

  6. Fire ant - Wikipedia

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    Fire ants often attack small animals such as small lizards and can kill them. Unlike many other ants, which bite and then spray acid on the wound, fire ants bite only to get a grip and then sting (from the abdomen) and inject a toxic alkaloid venom called solenopsin, a compound from the class of piperidines.

  7. ‘Naked & Afraid’ stars bitten by world's most painful insect ...

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    The sting of a bullet ant has been compared to being shot with a firearm, and is said to be the most painful of any insect bite. ... And that includes a little something known as fire ants.

  8. Stinger - Wikipedia

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    Stings are usually located at the rear of the animal. Animals with stings include bees, wasps (including hornets), some ants like fire ants, and scorpions, [2] [3] as well as a single beetle species (Onychocerus albitarsis) that can deliver a venomous sting from its antennae, whose terminal segments have evolved to resemble a scorpion's tail. [4]

  9. The sting of a bullet ant has been compared to being shot with a firearm, and is said to be the most painful of any insect bite. ‘Naked and Afraid’ contestants suffer world's most painful ...