JMMS BioBlitz 2014 - Insects

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Taxonomy
« Back To Winged and Once-winged Insects Subclass Pterygota
- Ants, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies Order Hymenoptera

Fire Ants

Fire ant is the popular name for ants in the genus Solenopsis. There are over 285 species worldwide. They are stinging ants and most of their common names reflect this, for example, ginger ants and tropical fire ants. Many species also are called red ants because of their light brown colour.