Imported red fire ants are incredibly defensive of their nests. Learn what happens when one man pokes a massive fire ant hill ...

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In Brazil, the fire ant population is kept under control by natural predators, such as other insects or pathogens. Their numbers grow more rapidly in the U.S. because there are no natural predators.