Austinite here. I've been bitten hundreds of times by fire ants. Often, a couple dozen bites at a time (eg, doing yard work in tall grass, not realizing I'm s

Austinite here. I've been bitten hundreds of times by fire ants. Often, a couple dozen bites at a time (eg, doing yard work in tall grass, not realizing I'm standing next to a fire ant mound, and getting swarmed before I know it). They are far less painful than wasp stings, by a factor of 100 or more. On the other hand, a wasp sting goes away pretty quickly, but fire ant bites usually result in pimple-like sores that itch, and it takes the better part of a way to go away.