Worker |
Red Imported Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta Hymenoptera: Formicidae Peralta Park, Anaheim Hills, Orange County, CA. 9/6/07. Description and warning from Orange County Vector ControlListed in "100 of the worst" in the Global Invasive Species Database © Peter J. Bryant Back to Hymenoptera index page |
Two nodes between the thorax and abdomen |
Toothed mandibles |
Flat-topped nest with multiple entrances |
Underground galleries |
Two workers; one moving a pupa |
Head and thorax red; abdomen brown |
Large size variation |
Large size variation |
Greeting |
Moving a larva |
Worker |
Worker |
Male |
Wing of male |
Pustule 24h after sting. Diameter 4mm. |
Pustules 24h after sting. Diameter 3 and 4mm. |