Red/Black ant?

Question

There are a lot of ants, but no one knows what type they are because they're red until their tail, which is black. They're really small. When they bite, it leaves a red mark that iches and hurts when stractched. What type of ants am I experencing?

Answer 1

Sounds like your talking about the fire ant.

If it was fuzzy then it was the velvet ant. http://en.allexperts.com/q/Entomology-St...

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Entomology-St...

Read at the above links. If you google "red/black stinging ants", you will get good stuff including close ups on the insect.