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Solenopsis

is a speciose myrmicine genus with a worldwide distribution. The group is best known for some of its larger members, the fire ants, but most of the diversity in Solenopsis is found in small subterranean species. Several species of fire ants- most notably Solenopsis invicta- have become economically important pests where introduced by human commerce.

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alexwild > Solenopsis invicta. The two-segmented antennal club is diagnostic of the genus, while the pattern of teeth along the front edge of the head is indicative of the complex of species that includes S. invicta.

Austin, Texas, USA

alexwild > An Argentine ant (Linepithema humile) attacks a much larger fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). Both species co-exist naturally in subtropical South America, but in the southern United States where both have been accidentally introduced, the fire ant has displaced the Argentine ants.

Austin, Texas, USA

alexwild > Solenopsis molesta thief ants, with eggs and larvae.

Dixon Springs, Illinois, USA

alexwild > Solenopsis pergandei queen and workers.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

alexwild > Solenopsis pergandei is a subterranean ant found in sandy soils throughout the southeastern United States. These tiny insects are scarcely larger than the sand grains that surround them.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

alexwild > Solenopsis pergandei queen and workers. The workers spend their entire lives underground and are nearly blind, but the queen's large eyes are used early in her life when she disperses from her natal nest to start a new colony.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA

alexwild > Solenopsis xyloni is a fire ant native to southern and western North America.

Solano County, California, USA

alexwild > A native fire ant Solenopsis xyloni harvests a grass seed. Fire ants are occasional granivores.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

alexwild > Solenopsis sp., a male thief ant prepares to depart on a nighttime mating flight.

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Solenopsis invicta. The two-segmented antennal club is diagnostic of the genus, while the pattern of teeth along the front edge of the head is indicative of the complex of species that includes S. invicta.

Austin, Texas, USA

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