Anyone ever see such a thing?

i have these big red ants that live in my gardenias??
Anyone ever see such a thing?
If they bite you (red ants) they can be very, very serious bites. Spray and get rid of them. I had Peonies (sp) very close to the walls when we moved here and ants were everywhere...got rid of them all except for a few no where near the house, sprayed the house perimeter and no more ants. Some flowers just attract them. Ants hate borax and so I just bought a box in the laundry section and pour it all around my house perimeter once a year to keep the bugs far away and now there's hardly any bugs around. The soil is clay so it stays moist between plants and there are lots of snails and pill bugs and centipedes...but the ant problem is gone now. Onto the next pest....
Reply:Hmm. No.
Reply:If you live in the south your red ants could be Fire Ants. They call them fire ants cause when they sting you, it feels like you are on fire. Try to follow them back to their ant hill. It is usually big as a truck tire, don't get too close and run and call a exterminator ASAP.
Reply:yeah, there are. Nothing new buddy.
Reply:My best guess is they are there to eat something else that is living in the Gardenias.
Reply:depending on where u live it could be fire ants

need to exterminate