Red imported fire ant
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Solenopsis invicta, the fire ant, or red imported fire ant, is a species of ant native to South America. A member of the genus Solenopsis in the subfamily Myrmicinae, it was described by Swiss entomol
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Paratype specimen of S. invicta collected from Brazil
Casent label of S. invicta paratype worker
Closeup face view of a worker
Hymenoptera
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Hymenoptera is a large order of insects, comprising the sawflies, wasps, bees, and ants. Over 150,000 living species of Hymenoptera have been described, in addition to over 2,000 extinct ones. Many of
Red imported fire ant
…is a member of the genus Solenopsis in the tribe Solenopsidini, subfamily Myrmicinae. It is a member of the family Formicidae, belonging to the order Hymenoptera, an order of insects containing ants, bees, and wasps. The red imported fire ant is a member of the S. saevissima species-group. Members can be…
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Bombus muscorum drinking nectar with its long proboscis
Symphyta, without a waist: the sawfly Arge pagana
Apocrita, with narrow waist: the wasp Vespula germanica