Article: If you end up getting fire ants on you, remain calm. Leave the area where the fire ants are and move to an area with no fire ants. This may be just another part of a park or field away from the mound. Fire ants have jaws that can embed into your skin. If you see or feel one crawling on you, brush it off as soon as possible. You may be able to knock it off before it bites you or attaches itself with its jaws. Brush down your limbs, towards your hands or feet. If you end up with fire ants on you, remove your clothing immediately. Shakes out your clothes, including socks and shoes. Fire ants can hide in the folds of clothing for hours. If you think you were exposed, check your clothing carefully. You may think that rinsing fire ants off with water will remove them. However, this can make things worse. Water can make the fire ants bite you harder with their jaws and start stinging you more.
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Remain calm if you get fire ants on you. Brush ants off if they crawl on you. Remove clothing immediately. Avoid using water to remove fire ants.