In general, fire ant don’t bite, they sting. Not that it changes what a piece of shit the cop is, but I wish the headline was accurate to what happened.
They do both. They use their mandibles to bite and latch on, while they spin around their latch point and repeatedly sting in a circle. The twisting (from them spinning in circles while latched on) and repeated stinging is what creates the characteristic burning sensation that gives them their name.
In general, fire ant don’t bite, they sting. Not that it changes what a piece of shit the cop is, but I wish the headline was accurate to what happened.
I thought they bite to hang on while they sting you. Not that you notice the bite so much in that case but it makes them harder to shake off.
which is also how people became so adamant that they bite and don’t sting. it’s a lot easier to see the bite.
They do both. They use their mandibles to bite and latch on, while they spin around their latch point and repeatedly sting in a circle. The twisting (from them spinning in circles while latched on) and repeated stinging is what creates the characteristic burning sensation that gives them their name.