A vicious adversary in a tiny body, a colony of fire ants is quite capable of bringing down a foe, thousands of times its size. When its nest is disturbed, the fire ants attack and sting as a group. Most of the fire ants in the United States today come from varieties imported, albeit accidentally, from Central or South America. There are thousands of species of fire ants in the world.
Fire ants live in underground tunnels.
This is also where they find most of their food. Fire ants do not eat solid food, which can make them very difficult to eradicate. Although some people do keep fire ants in captivity, usually for research purposes, to most people, fire ants are considered vicious nuisances. Fire ants can spread very quickly. The two imported varieties of fire ants are far more dangerous then the native breeds.