These ants bite

Red imported fire ant

Red imported fire ants bite so that they can push their stinger in further. Find out more

Red imported fire ant stinging - they also bite! (© Alex Wild alexanderwild.com)

Singapore ants often bite people in bed. Find out more

A close-up of a Singapore ant worker (© Eli Sarnat, Creative Commons Attribution, Share Alike CC BY-SA License)

News

17 Jan Posted by: Meghan Cooling Category: General

We've updated our Distribution Database to show the presence of the little fire ant in American Samoa.

17 Oct Posted by: Meghan Cooling Category: General

We have updated our Distribution Database to show the presence of the little fire ant in Spain

17 Oct Posted by: Meghan Cooling Category: General

Our Distribution Database has been updated to show new detections of the red imported fire ant in South Korea

17 Nov Posted by: Monica Gruber Category: General

You'll find this in the identification section of the PIAT. You can use this to find out what other ant species may be in your area.

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