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Golden Fire Ant

Solenopsis aurea

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Arizona.January 26, February 24, March 31, April 41, May 38, June 18, July 23, August 31, September 20, October 19, November 20, December 22.
United States660
Arizona314
Texas193
California81
New Mexico45
Nevada12
Oklahoma7
Utah2
Louisiana2
Kansas2

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Traits

Behavioral

  • EusocialLives in colonies with division of labor and cooperative brood careFrom its classification

Ecological

  • ColonialFrom its classification

Physical

  • ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumArthropods · Arthropoda
ClassInsects · Insecta
OrderAnts, Bees, Wasps, and Sawflies · Hymenoptera
FamilyAnts · Formicidae
GenusSolenopsis Fire Ants and Thief Ants · Solenopsis

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