If you answered no to all of these, click here to continue the help guide. Background information Fire Ants (Solenopsis invicta) are a major predator of fawns in Texas and the southeastern US. Injuries and toxic reactions can be significant. Faces are a favorite attack site of imported fire ants. Muzzles swell, making breathing difficult, and eyes can swell closed. Stings on the corneas require timely treatment if eyesight is to be restored. Critical damage is internal as swallowed fire ants release toxins as they travel through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. In spite of devastating cases, fawns do survive in fire ant infested areas. The potential threat of fire ant injury warrants close observation, but not necessarily intervention. If an uninjured fawn is found in a fire ant infested area, carefully sprinkle a pyrethrum halo around and about 2-ft. away from the fawn. If found right next to an ant mound, move the fawn to a less infected spot in the immediate area. Beware of bait poisons that will actually attract the ants or strong poisons that may harm the fawn if inhaled or swallowed.