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[whiteknight]

Just a few moments ago I was attacked by a colonie of vicious tetras I have a tetra caespitum queen at the moment and I was going to boost her brood with brood from another nest. I knew better not to dig up a colonie, so I found a large nest that was partly under ground and the other half was under a flower pot.
instead of seeing brood, all I saw were hundreds of angry ants. before I knew what hit me they were in my shoe and pant leg and boy they can really sting in numbers!!!!!!!!!

[Wood~Ant]

The same goes for all ants, they will mass attack any intruder into their nest; but with the Myrmicines such as Tetramorium or Myrmica species, they sting quickly as they do become very aggressive and angry when their home is under attack.
If you can find any burdock plants, the leaves are good when rubbed onto things like nettle stings and ant stings, as both the common stinging nettle and ants use formic acid. Even cold water will help reduce the pain and swelling somewhat.
Try carrying a tube of Witch Hazel Gel, as this can be applied directly to the stings and the smell of it deters ants from stinging your hands, which is a painful experience that any ant hunter wants to avoid happening if they can

Other strong smelling ointments such as menthol rub will keep the ants at bay, though they won't relieve the pain of the bites or stings necessarily

[whiteknight]

Thanks for the advice Wood.