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Red Imported Fire Ant

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Solenopsis invicta, commonly called the fire ant or red imported fire ant, is an ant native to South America first described in 1916 and given its current species name in 1972. Accidentally introduced to Australia, New Zealand, parts of Asia and the Caribbean, Europe and the United States, it is polymorphic, with red and yellowish workers of varying shapes and sizes and entirely black males, and it dominates altered habitats ranging from rainforest and desert to roadsides and buildings, building large mounds with no visible entrance because its foraging tunnels emerge well away from the nest.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Omnivore 2
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Invasive or Introduced Species 1
Comparison
NatureServe Rank
GNR Unranked 3
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Identification
Distinguishing Appearance
Workers red and somewhat yellowish with a brown or black gaster; males completely black 1
Scientific Name
Solenopsis invicta 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Hymenoptera, Taxa
Source Catalogue of Life

In Biome

Grassland, Biomes
Source Red imported fire ant - Wikipedia

In Ecosystem

Pantanal, Ecosystems
Source Red imported fire ant - Wikipedia
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Found In

Antigua and Barbuda

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Argentina

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Australia

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Bahamas

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Bolivia

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Brazil

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China

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Dominican Republic

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Ecuador

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El Salvador

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France

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Jamaica

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Malaysia

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Mexico

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New Zealand

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North America

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Paraguay

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Peru

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Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Lucia

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South America

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South Asia

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South Korea

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Trinidad and Tobago

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United States

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Uruguay

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Sources
1. Red imported fire ant - Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, first sentence
    Solenopsis invicta, the fire ant, or red imported fire ant (RIFA)
  • Lead paragraph, colour sentence
    The ant's colours are red and somewhat yellowish with a brown or black gaster, but males are completely black.
  • lives in wide variety of land habitats
  • accidentally introduced in Australia, New Zealand, several Asian and Caribbean countries, Europe and the United States
  • In Biome: Grassland, Wikipedia intro: "and live in a wide variety of habitats. They can be found in rainforests, disturbed areas, deserts, grasslands, alongside roads and buildings, and in electrical..."
  • In Ecosystem: Pantanal, Distribution and habitat
    Most known records of the red imported fire ant are around the Pantanal region of Brazil.
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2. Wikidata: Red Imported Fire Ant
  • Wikidata Q1194382, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Introduction
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3. NatureServe Explorer: Solenopsis invicta
NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)
Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)
"roundedGRank": "GNR"
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4. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Solenopsis invicta (Animal Diversity Web)
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Conservation Status: IUCN Red List
    IUCN Red List Not Evaluated
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
Catalogue of Life
Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of LifeChild Taxon Of: HymenopteraView the Source
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