The problem in the Southern US is fire ants. They are an orange-reddish color, and are extremely vicious. They ALWAYS bite, no questions asked.
Fire ants also communicate through olfactory glands, and they tend to cover an enemy first and then bite down all at once. They inject a dose of formic acid into the victim, so it's like getting hundreds of hypodermics of formic acid simultaneously all over your arm, leg, or whatever. Their venom tends to be stronger and more concentrated in the early Spring, so fire ant deaths are more prevalent in the Spring.
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