It would also be a bad idea to ingest acephate, used in Ortho Orthene Fire Ant Killer.

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The first digital camera prototype is closest to the fire ant's compound eyes, which only have 180 of these optical units, called ommatidia.

CNN: High-tech camera acts like a bug's eye

The resolution of the experimental camera is on par with the fire ant, but researchers think they can improve that with more advanced manufacturing facilities.

CNN: High-tech camera acts like a bug's eye

"Perhaps the biggest deal is the displacement of the fire ant, which is the 300-pound gorilla in Texas ecosystems these days, " LeBrun said in a press release.

CNN: 'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.

Researchers at the University of Texas are warning that the invasive species from South America has the potential to change the ecological balance in the southeastern United States, largely because the ants can wipe out colonies of what's been widely considered the insect villain of the region, the fire ant.

CNN: 'Crazy ants' a threat in southern U.S.

With Gingrich and Ken Starr gone, the role of tormentor fell to majority whip Tom DeLay, the diminutive former fire-ant exterminator from Texas who knew enough to lie low and deny Clinton a repellent foil.

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