Fire ants are social insects. They live in colonies of up to 100,000-500,000 ants! This species is not native to Connecticut. They will eat chipmunks and squirrels. They form large hunting parties to kill these large animals and they will even attack humans if they get too close. Fire ants came to America in the 1930s. They were first in New Orleans in ports, they killed everything. Soon they made there way to TX, OK, or, AL, fl, GE, NC, VI, and NM. In the 1980s they poured 13 tons of concrete on fire ants nest and they some how survived! In the year 1999 they used pesticide to try to kill them, it did not work! They are a large problem for America and they are still spreading. If you find a nest, pour boiling water on it and stay back!