Hey ... you got fire ants where you live ... ? Ever been bit? Didja go anaphylactic ... ? No ... ? Lucky you. Here are some sites that might provide some help - either in how to avoid gettin' bit to start with or how to treat bites after you get bit ... Let's hope y' don't need to use this information except as a precaution to avoid needing to apply treatment after ...

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1089027-overview

http://fireant.tv/fire-ant-bites/

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/conditions/insect-bites-and-stings-photos?msc=ehdlp_red-ant-bites&section=section_04

have to take Benadryl if I get bit but I know how to care for it as a nativee of Florida fire ants r common place there.....

My yard has trails all over.

They just sting and I use alcohol,(Rubbing, not internal), and it quits itching.

Don't see 'em when the heats out. Just at night and earl morning.

"What do you call an ant who doesn?t go to school?" "A truant."

Fire ants are no laughing matter. They have a nasty sting, that releases a venom which causes a burning sensation, hence their name. They are usually regarded as non-edible, but in Venezuela, the Pemon Indians eat them during the rainy season. One method of eating the ants is to remove the heads and squeeze the fluids into a bowl, mixed with yucca root, to make a hot spicy sauce. What is the Pemon name for this hot sauce?

Kumache. Home to the Pemon Indians is the Gran Sabana in Venezuela. They not only eat fire ants, but they eat leaf-cutter ants as well. The Pemon word for 'ant' is 'bachaco'. Fire ants, originally native to South America, are a pest causing grave concern in several countries, including America and Australia. They were inadvertently introduced to America by sea in the late 1920s. Red imported fire ants cause the most destruction. They devastate crops and cause many problems with cattle and poultry. The phorid fly and armadillos are known predators of the fire ant.

"How many are ants are needed to fill a house?" "Tenants"