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DictionarySeeSolenopsisSolenopsis invicta
Solenopsis invictathe red imported fire ant, a species imported from South America that has spread extensively within the southeastern U.S. where it has become a major pest of humans and animals; it readily stings humans, producing local swelling and pruritus with development of a pustule at the site of the sting and, in rare cases, it can cause anaphylactic shock with death from respiratory or cardiac arrest. See also: Solenopsis richteri. Synonym(s): red imported fire antSo·le·nop·sis in·vic·ta (sōl-ĕ-nop'sis in-vik'tă) The red fire ant, a species imported from South America that has spread extensively within the southeastern United States, where it has become a major pest of humans and animals; it readily stings humans, producing local swelling and pruritus with development of a pustule at the site of the sting and, in rare cases, can cause anaphylactic shock with death from respiratory or cardiac arrest. See also: Solenopsis richteri Synonym(s): red fire ant. Solenopsis invictaThe red imported fire ant, introduced into the southern U.S. in the 1930s. Its bite can cause welts or, in some instances, generalized anaphylaxis. See: fire ant biteSee also: Solenopsis |