Fire ant

^{fact1 It is called fire ant because it is red.}

^{fact2 It has a very strong bite.}

^{fact3 They live in colonies which can contain over 200,000 ants.}

^{fact4 The colonies are typically comprised of female worker ants and one queen who is responsible for laying the eggs.}

^{fact5 Queens have lived for as long as seven years but on average live approximately three years.}