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Burning Sensation North America
1,990 wordsThe "Fire Ant" is one of the most feared migratory arthropods in North America. The first non-native species was introduced into the Port of Mobile, Alabama, starting in 1919, through soil ballast, from South American ships, being dumped ashore. The black fire ant (Solenopsis richter Forel) arrived sometime in 1919, and the red fire ant (Solenopsis invicta Buren) sometime in the late 1930 's; both much more aggressive and harsh than their two sister species of fire ants, the Tropical fire ant (S...
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