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Imported Red Fire Ant
This photo, taken April 13th at Fort Caswell, NC, shows people pointing at a fire ant hill. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) live in colonies of up to 200,000 ants. They eat primarily small invertebrates, and are an invasive species found in a range from the southern tip of Florida to southern North Carolina. They were possibly introduced in the 1920s from South America, and have been known to reduce the number of native ant populations due to their invasive status.
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Imported Red Fire Ant
This photo, taken April 13th at Fort Caswell, NC, shows people pointing at a fire ant hill. Fire ants (Solenopsis invicta) live in colonies of up to 200,000 ants. They eat primarily small invertebrates, and are an invasive species found in a range from the southern tip of Florida to southern North Carolina. They were possibly introduced in the 1920s from South America, and have been known to reduce the number of native ant populations due to their invasive status.
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