Yellow Fire Ant

Solenopsis punctaticeps · Order: Hymenoptera · Family: Formicidae

Also called: Cape Fire Ant

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Yellow Fire Ant
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0

The yellow fire ant is a myrmicine ant in the family Formicidae. It is primarily found in southern Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

How to recognize it

It is sometimes called the yellow fire ant.

Source: Wikipedia

Where it comes from

Its main distribution is in southern Africa.

Source: Wikipedia

More photos

Yellow Fire Ant photo 3
Photo: Robert Webster Depicted place: Mukwe, NA-OK, NA (18°06′42″S 21°35′01″E / 18.1115483333°S 21.5835383333°E / -18.1115483333; 21.5835383333), CC BY-SA

Same family (Formicidae)

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Sources

  • Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solenopsis_punctaticeps

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