Tropical Fire Ant
Solenopsis geminata
Description 2
Solenopsis geminata is a medium-sized reddish species with 10-segmented antennae, two-segmented antennal clubs, no antennal scrobes, nopropodeal spines, unsculptured heads and bodies, abundant thin and erect pilosity, and a polymorphic worker caste. The largest workers have disproportionately large and square-shaped heads. Like all myrmicines, S. geminata has a two-segmented waist and a gaster armed with a stinger. Solenopsis geminata is commonly referred to as the Tropical Red Fire Ant. It is an aggressive species with a painful sting and is known to cause damage to ecological and agricultural systems.
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- (c) IRRI Images, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/86712369@N00/856657733
- Adapted by okaloosascience from a work by (c) Eli Sarnat, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/31805060
