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Nasty welts on a young man's back.

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"Watching them raft in that floodwater from the cyclone was amazing. I've never seen so many in my life."
A foot with nasty bites on it

"He couldn't breathe, his face swelled up completely and he just broke out in hives all over his body."
A large winding clump of red fire ants floating on floodwater

A woman stands next to a magnificent black horse with her dog at her feet.

A woman in a field treating fire ants.

"I think the government really needs to step up and take this seriously,"
Ms McKenna said.
A nasty looking wound on a horse's face.

A map showing the zones for fire ant treatment

A man wearing a work uniform, standing out in nature.

A pallet of turf freshly cut in a field.

A woman wearing a hat and a checked shirt while standing on a farm.

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