Answer: Solenopsis invicta, also known as the red imported fire ant or RIFA.

According to the Oklahoma State University entomology and plant pathology department, the red imported fire ant was recorded in parts of Oklahoma as early as 1985 but was probably present in the state before that time. It has been found at one time or another in at least 40 Oklahoma counties. Twenty counties in Oklahoma now come under federal quarantine, with special requirements for the shipment of certain goods out of those counties. (http://entoplp.okstate.edu/fireants/current-status/

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