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Solenopsis invicta

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Solenopsis invicta
fire ant; capable of causing damage to the conjunctiva in recumbent newborn animals.


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Three species are extant in this area, the most common being Solenopsis invicta, (1) and all of which share in common an aggressive nature and tendency to inject venom when disturbed.
`In fact, the imported fire ant, Solenopsis invicta, has probably been here for two to five years,' Ken Priestly of the Queensland Department of Primary Industries (QDPI) says.
Field experiments using domestic pig carcasses were used to determine the effect of Solenopsis invicta Buren, the red imported fire ant, on arthropod communities on exposed carrion in coastal South Carolina.
 
 
 
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