Fire ants! Whether you’ve felt the sting of these cultural icons or not, the drama surrounding them is unsurprisingly unsurprising. Join us as we talk about the story of how fire ants came to be in the American South and how they changed the economic, cultural, and actual landscape. 

 

The Fire Ant Wars: Nature, Science, and Public Policy in Twentieth-Century America - by Joshua Blu Buhs: https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/F/bo3639751.html 

 

Them! Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v4URRp39XOo