Red Imported Fire Ants, Solenopsis invicta, arrived in the Southern US in the 1930s from South America. They have spread throughout the South and dominate in grassland areas. Recently, a new import…
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Garry Rogers:Ants are important because they make up about 25% of all terrestrial animal biomass. Fire Ants are a critical invasive species in North America because the eliminate other ant species and some other animal species as well.