Gardeners, farmers, bushrats beware

Find out about the fierce, frightening, feral fire ant before you visit Queensland - or the ant finds its way down here, which it almost inevitably will as temperatures increase.




The site contains links to amusingly gruesome pictures including:
Close up of head of fire ant worker;

Small blisters or pustules form at the sting sites;

Fire ant stings on a calf's eyeball;

Fire ants stings on a baby's leg;

Well kept vegetable garden before arrival of fire ants; and

Above vegetable garden after arrival of fire ants.