Summary
Fire ants are several species of ants in the genus Solenopsis. Most notorious of these species is the RIFA, an aggressive invasive species native to the Amazon but are found in massive numbers in the south and southeastern US. These ants are notorious pests, with $750 million spent annually on RIFA-caused agricultural issues, including medical bills, livestock loss, and crop loss.
Powers and Stats
Tier: 10-C
Name: Fire Ant
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varies; can be either male or female
Age: Dependent on size and role; workers tend to live 30 to 180 days depending on size. Queens can live for 2-6 years.
Classification: Solenopsis
Powers and Abilities: Small Size (Type 2), Natural Weaponry (Use stingers in combat), Poison Manipulation (Unlike many other ants, fire ants use stingers to inject a venom into their enemies), Pain Manipulation (The pain induced by fire ant stings are said to be equivalent of putting a person's hands in a ring of fire), Surface Scaling, can "skate" across the surface of water, Fragrance Manipulation (Can let out pheromones as signals)
Attack Potency: Below Average level (A few dozen ants can kill a black widow spider within minutes)
Speed: Below Average Human (Fire ants can run at nine body lengths per second; this is equivalent of 1.8 to 5.4 cm/s)
Lifting Strength: Below Average Human (Ants are said to be able to lift 10-50 times their own body weight. Fire ant workers weigh 0.04 to 2.2 mg[1], so this figure can go from 0.4 to 22 mg at the minimum, or 2 to 110 mg at the maximum)
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level
Durability: Below Average Human level (Harvester ants, which are often mistaken for fire ants, can survive a 30-foot fall; it's likely that a fire ant's durability is comparable to that of a harvester ant)
Stamina: Peak Human (Fire ants are nearly untiring; they work nearly 24/7, taking hundreds of naps worth several minutes to get some rest)
Range: Below Standard Melee Range (Millimeters)
Standard Equipment: Their stingers
Intelligence: Animalistic
Weaknesses: Can easily be killed by humans; fire ants may become extremely aggressive
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- ↑ Tschinkel WR. The morphometry of solenopsis fire ants. PLoS One. 2013 Nov 19;8(11):e79559. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079559. PMID: 24260250; PMCID: PMC3834273.