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Do fire ants leave anything inside you when they bite you?

Updated: 11/15/2022
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If you are wondering whether they leave any part of their body such as their mandibles embedded in your skin, then no. They do inject a poison, however. Unlike many other ants, which bite and then spray acid on the wound, fire ants only bite to get a grip and then sting (from the abdomen) and inject a toxic alkaloid venom called Solenopsin, a compound from the class of piperidines.

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