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The fire ant’s sting apparatus, which includes stinger, poison gland (source of venom and allergy-causing proteins), and Dufour’s gland (source of trail pheromone). Length from stinger tip to end of poison sack is about 1.5 millimeters.

 

Photo by Justin Schmidt.





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