Harvester ants! Please help

[Amyalgahim]

Before knowing more than we should have, we ordered what we thought were innocent ants. After reading further, they are harvester ants. We read that they can/will bite and burn/very painful. We bought these online at Amazon, a place called Insect Lore Store. We bought these for our 6yo. And now I'm worried that if he bumps it or the dogs do, or if he just gets curious, he will get bite and have a horrible reaction, possibly worse. Please help with any information for the ants.

[antperson24]

Before knowing more than we should have, we ordered what we thought were innocent ants. After reading further, they are harvester ants. We read that they can/will bite and burn/very painful. We bought these online at Amazon, a place called Insect Lore Store. We bought these for our 6yo. And now I'm worried that if he bumps it or the dogs do, or if he just gets curious, he will get bite and have a horrible reaction, possibly worse. Please help with any information for the ants.

Well, as long as they are in an enclosure and he dose not open it it should be fine. If you decide you don't won't them DO NOT
RELEASE THEM! This could be very bad for the ecosystem, if you don't want them, then freeze them for at least 24 hours. But over all I would not be too concerned about him getting bit.

[SolenopsisKeeper]

Before knowing more than we should have, we ordered what we thought were innocent ants. After reading further, they are harvester ants. We read that they can/will bite and burn/very painful. We bought these online at Amazon, a place called Insect Lore Store. We bought these for our 6yo. And now I'm worried that if he bumps it or the dogs do, or if he just gets curious, he will get bite and have a horrible reaction, possibly worse. Please help with any information for the ants.

Well, as long as they are in an enclosure and he dose not open it it should be fine. If you decide you don't won't them DO NOT
RELEASE THEM! This could be very bad for the ecosystem, if you don't want them, then freeze them for at least 24 hours. But over all I would not be too concerned about him getting bit.

If they get loose it won't be a big deal. They won't come with a queen, which means they can't produce females

[Amyalgahim]

Thank you guys for your input! I really appreciate it and feel more at ease.

[antperson24]

Thank you guys for your input! I really appreciate it and feel more at ease.

Your welcome!