Solenopsis invicta x richteri (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) necrophagous behavior causes post-mortem lesions in pigs which serve as oviposition sites for Diptera
Outdoor decaying corpses immediately attract Calliphoridae Bike Parts - Brakes - Complete and Sarcophagidae flies.However, the invasive red and black imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta and richteri) is also attracted to carrion with a reportedly predatory behavior.We documented outdoor decomposition in piglets exposed and unexposed to fire ants.