Fire Ants

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Across
  1. 3. To eliminate an ant colony, you can pour _____ water over the mound.
  2. 4. After mating, male and queen ants lose their _____.
  3. 6. To eliminate a colony, the _____ must be killed.
  4. 7. The continent that Fire Ants were imported from
  5. 10. Fire Ants spread across _______ states in the U.S, Hint: East, West, North, South?
  6. 11. Fire ants were named because of their _____ color.
  7. 13. Fire Ants are most known for being _______.
  8. 14. Type of ant that goes looking for food for the queen and her brood.
  9. 15. Queen ants can live _____ years or more
Down
  1. 1. Species have almost gone ______ because of Fire Ants.
  2. 2. Each queen releases her own special kind of ________ from her stinger.
  3. 3. Within 24-48 hours, the Fire Ant sting sites will turn into a white raised _____.
  4. 5. Fire Ants have ____ legs, Hint: Number
  5. 8. During ____ weather, Fire Ants maintain their colonies above ground.
  6. 9. A Fire Ant's true predator is the _______.
  7. 12. The first brood of ants' gender will be only ______.