#fire ants

[animentality]

[ihaveaninkling]

Day 8 Fire Ants

Learning about these was as fascinating as it was horrifying. An incredibly well adapted creature for survival and thriving, they have become a serious threat to ecology and economy!

There were plenty of science papers to delve into but sadly not enough time today to read more than a few abstracts!

🟢 for sale

[thatsbelievable]

[mushrooms-and-millipedes]

A large group of common american thief ants (Solenopsis molesta) feasting on what looks to be a dead eastern carpenter bee (Xylocopa virginica)!

[callingofstars]

(carrying a handful of fire ants) leave me and my son and my son and my son and my son and my son alone

[ratbugs]

petting my native fire ant species like this

(solenopsis xyloni)

[m00nb04rd5]

Anastasia Hirari @jettthespeeddemon