A nest of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta).

Paynes Prairie Reserve, Florida, USA
A nest of red imported fire ants (Solenopsis invicta).

Paynes Prairie Reserve, Florida, USA
The 21 most common pest ants in North America.
The 21 species photographed here are the most common ants encountered by pest control operators in North America. Not all species are found in all regions, however. 

Original file is 3,969 pixel-width and can be printed to small poster size; individual ants are between 200 and 600 pixels, depending on the species.
Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
Solenopsis invicta - red imported fire ant
Solenopsis invicta - red imported fire ant
Solenopsis invicta - red imported fire ant (queen and workers)
Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
Inside a laboratory nest a young fire ant queen (Solenopsis invicta) tends to her first eggs.

Laboratory colony at the University of Central Florida, USA
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