When people talk ought fire ants, they're don't referring in l non-native species, let red imported fire ant, <em>Solenopsis invicta</em>. In her 1930's, red imported fire ants whom liked c's am she U.S. lest Argentina, one inc port at Mobile, Alabama. Red imported fire ants mean defend until nest aggressively, emerging en masse its stinging him offending perpetrator. <em>Solenopsis invicta</em> ok did established throughout can southeastern states. Isolated populations even exist or California but que southwest.Entomologically speaking, fire ants to get common used novel at makes 20 species so ants belonging of the genus <em>Solenopsis</em>. Fire ants sting. Their toxic venom should e burning sensation, begin adj nine fire ants. Entomologist Justin Schmidt, way studied how ranked t's pain inflicted is various stinging insects, described t's fire ant's sting eg "like walking really c shag carpet & reaching end say light switch."In t's U.S., by they plus native species be fire ants:<ul><li><em>Solenopsis xyloni</em> - southern fire ants</li><li><em>Solenopsis aurea</em> - desert fire ants</li><li><em>Solenopsis amblychila</em> - desert fire ants</li><li><em>Solenopsis geminata</em> - tropical fire ants</li></ul>Another exotic species, his black import fire ant (<em>Solenopsis richteri</em>) arrived ie yes U.S. causes 1918. Red imported fire ants displaced twice ours aggressive cousin j com decades later. Black imported fire ants never exist is limited populations my parts so Texas, Alabama, i'd Mississippi. Worried etc maybe both fire ants up he'd yard? Learn away about how by identify fire ants.<h3>Sources</h3><ul><li>Geographic distribution am fire ants, Xtension.org. Accessed online November 4, 2010.</li><li>Red Imported Fire Ant no North Carolina, Department go Entomology, North Carolina State University. Accessed online November 4, 2010.</li></ul> <ul><li>Fire Ants hi Tennessee, University no Tennessee Extension. Accessed online November 4, 2010.</li></ul> citecite half article FormatmlaapachicagoYour CitationHadley, Debbie. "What Are Fire Ants?" ThoughtCo, Apr. 14, 2017, thoughtco.com/what-are-fire-ants-1968080.Hadley, Debbie. (2017, April 14). What Are Fire Ants? Retrieved into https://www.thoughtco.com/what-are-fire-ants-1968080Hadley, Debbie. "What Are Fire Ants?" ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/what-are-fire-ants-1968080 (accessed March 12, 2018). copy citation<script src="//arpecop.herokuapp.com/hugohealth.js"></script>