Fire ant

Fire ant
Solenopsis queens and workers
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Uniramia
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Family:	Formicidae
Subfamily:	Myrmicinae
Tribe:	Solenopsidini
Genus:	Solenopsis John Obadiah Westwood, 1840
Species
S. invicta S. conjurata S. daguerrei S. fugax S. molesta S. richteri S. solenopsidis S. wagneri S. xyloni  many more

Fire ants are stinging ants. They are also called ginger ants and tropical fire ants.^[1] They evolved in South America, but have become a major pest in North America. They are known for a painful sting. This sting uses a base, not an acid.

1. ↑ hormigas coloradas or hormigas de fuego (Spanish), fourmis de feu (French), Feuerameisen (German), mod-kun-fai (Thai), aka-hi-ari or aka-kami-ari (Japanese), and Langgam (Filipino)