Red Imported Fire Ant (Insect & Beetle Figurine Playset by Toymany)

Before I start this review I must thank @Kenc and our friends at Toymany for passing along this review sample. Insects have been my specialty since the late 1990s so I was excited they produced a set of them! I had originally intended for this review to come out in late September, but it was delayed when our Blog content was briefly removed. Luckily, it actually goes well with our ‘spooky’ […]

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#redImportedFireAnt #Solenopsis #SolenopsisInvicta

This beautiful lady is Solenopsis invicta. Measuring barely over 2 mm long, she is a member of an incredibly successful species.

Unfortunately, she is far outside her native range, and doing incredible damage to her local ecosystem.

It isn't her fault that she's a fire ant.

#WildOz #OzInverts #MacroPhotography #Meanjin #Brisbane #Australia #Nature #Arthropod #FireAnt #Ant #Ants #SolenopsisInvicta

Ant geopolitics
https://aeon.co/essays/the-strange-and-turbulent-global-world-of-ant-geopolitics

Report red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta)
Information about fire ants and stopping their spread in NSW
https://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/dpi/bfs/insect-pests/rifa

‘Wildly toxic’ poison used on fire ants is killing native Australian animals, experts warn Senate inquiry. Fipronil is banned for use on crops in the EU, China, Vietnam and California
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/16/fipronil-fire-ant-poison-toxic-senate-inquiry-bans

Human-mediated dispersal of ants
How ants are breaking down biogeographic boundaries and homogenizing biodiversity
"Our impact on biodiversity is overriding the biogeographical patterns resulting from millions of years of evolution, and disproportionately affecting the tropics and the islands."
https://phys.org/news/2024-03-ants-biogeographic-boundaries-homogenizing-biodiversity.html

#ants #SolenopsisInvicta #FireAnts #pests #InvasiveSpecies #biosecurity #trade #NSW #wildlife #BellingenShire #Fipronil #pesticide

Originally from #SouthAmerica, the red imported #FireAnt, #SolenopsisInvicta, is an omnivorous species that destroys crops and livestock alike. Its venomous sting causes pustules and allergic reactions and can kill a human. #Australia

Deadly fire ants are forming rafts to cross Australian flood waters
https://www.cnn.com/2024/01/17/australia/fire-ants-forming-rafts-to-cross-australia-flood-waters-intl-scli-scn-climate/index.html