Fire Ants vs. The World | National Geographic

fire ants are one of nature’s most

fire ants are one of nature’s most fearsome cleaning forces a red imported

fearsome cleaning forces a red imported

fearsome cleaning forces a red imported fire ant army can take down prey much

fire ant army can take down prey much

fire ant army can take down prey much larger than itself and strip a carcass

larger than itself and strip a carcass

larger than itself and strip a carcass clean overnight dozens even hundreds of

clean overnight dozens even hundreds of

clean overnight dozens even hundreds of fire ants sting in unison and this is

fire ants sting in unison and this is

fire ants sting in unison and this is what humans have come to fear the ant

what humans have come to fear the ant

what humans have come to fear the ant bites down and then stings injecting a

bites down and then stings injecting a

bites down and then stings injecting a toxic venom that burns like well fire

toxic venom that burns like well fire

toxic venom that burns like well fire red imported fire ants were introduced

red imported fire ants were introduced

red imported fire ants were introduced to the United States in the 1930s

to the United States in the 1930s

to the United States in the 1930s probably stowing away in ballast on a

probably stowing away in ballast on a

probably stowing away in ballast on a Brazilian cargo ship now they’ve spread

Brazilian cargo ship now they’ve spread

Brazilian cargo ship now they’ve spread across several southern states the ants

across several southern states the ants

across several southern states the ants build large nests in the soil and once

build large nests in the soil and once

build large nests in the soil and once established are known to devastate the

established are known to devastate the

established are known to devastate the ecosystem around them they’ve been known

ecosystem around them they’ve been known

ecosystem around them they’ve been known to radically reduce the number of animal

to radically reduce the number of animal

to radically reduce the number of animal species in a given area sometimes

species in a given area sometimes

species in a given area sometimes eliminating them entirely with the power

eliminating them entirely with the power

eliminating them entirely with the power of the swarm attack on a beetle not

of the swarm attack on a beetle not

of the swarm attack on a beetle not going well call in reinforcements fire

going well call in reinforcements fire

going well call in reinforcements fire ants can aggressively take over an area

ants can aggressively take over an area

ants can aggressively take over an area and spread like wildfire