Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface. Other species, like the newly discovered Pheidole ...

"I recall that the response by fire ant officers at that time was excellent — they'd be out here in a flash." In the 2017 and 2022 floods, water rose up then sat "very still", with Mr Brennan's ...

Tortoises are preyed upon by many species, including the red imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta Buren, a destructive exotic species now common throughout the tortoises' entire range. We surveyed ...