Fire Ants

A menace in our area are fire ants.  They build and live in mounds.  If you destroy the mound, they go underground and build another mound in the area. When I walked to the library today, I passed about 20 mounds along the road into the property.  The photo shows a mound as is and after I put a stick into the top of the mound.  Immediately hundreds of ants came out of the mound.  I left quickly. If you are bitten by one or more of these creatures you will know why they are called fire ants.  There are a few holes in the mound, but otherwise, all you see are ants.