Black Imported Fire Ant
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| Black Imported Fire Ant Conservation status: Secure | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Solenopsis richteri Buren, 1972 |
Long thought to either be a Subspecies or color variation of Solenopsis invicta, the Black Imported Fire Ant (Solenopsis richteri) is now recognized as its own species with a demonstratably different range and living habits. The Black Imported Fire Ant seems to be less tolerant of cold and less of a dominant species, and its northern and southern ranges are much less extensive.