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fire ant  

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  • Solenopsis invicta, more commonly referred to as fire ants, are a particularly devastating invasive species to the southeastern United States. First introduced in the 1930s to Mobile, Alabama, the ants probably arrived via cargo ships from Brazil or Argentina. [Source: Encyclopedia of Environment and Society; Fire Ant]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-TVKRPW7B-J

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