Phorid Fly
Fire ants will do anything to resist attack by the tiny phorid fly measuring only about one-sixteenth of an inch. A highly specific natural enemy, the female pierces a fire ant's head and releases an enzyme that later decapitates it.
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Sanford Porter, U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Insects
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