Red fire ants are on the march – they reached the United States from South America in the early 1930s and they’ve now been spotted in Europe.

They’re one of the world’s most invasive species – and the UK could be next on the invasion itinerary.

The welcome mat is unlikely to be deployed, because as one very brave animal expert reveals – they attack aggressively in swarms and will not hesitate to sting multiple times.

The fire ant (solenopsis invicta) is tiny, but packs a punch, biting into skin with its mandibles, then stinging once attached.

Coyote Peterson filmed himself walking barefoot through a nest of fire ants for the Brave Wilderness YouTube channel, to demonstrate what they’re capable of, with his feet receiving around 500 stings during the onslaught.

Red fire ants are on the march – they reached the United States from South America in the early 1930s and they’ve now been spotted in Europe

Coyote Peterson filmed himself walking barefoot through a nest of fire ants for the Brave Wilderness YouTube channel, to demonstrate what they’re capable of

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Coyote, who’s from Ohio, explains that fire ants inject a neurotoxic venom that ‘immediately leaves their victim feeling as if they’ve stepped into a pool of lava’.

The fire ant is ‘one of the most formidable little biological landmines that exists on the entire planet’, he says before putting his feet into the firing line.

The video does not make for easy viewing, with Coyote screaming and grunting in pain as the fire ants run riot over around his ankles and toes. And in between the toes, a sensitive area that he says is ‘the worst’ for pain.

He describes the pain as ‘so intense’, adding: ‘Fire ants are incredibly mighty. They’re destroying my feet.’

Within minutes the stings begin to ‘welt up’.

It’s not long before Coyote reaches the threshold of what he can endure and brushes the ants off with a feature duster.

The heat is on: Coyote enters the fire-ant ‘sting zone’

Fire ants attack aggressively in swarms and will not hesitate to sting multiple times. Above – Coyote’s feet during the fire-ant onslaught

Fourteen hours after the fire-ant attack and ‘pustules have come out in full force’ over Coyote’s feet

Sitting on a chair afterwards, Coyote reveals that he took around 450 to 500 stings and that both of his feet are in ‘absolute agony’.

Fourteen hours later, and ‘pustules have come out in full force’ over his feet.

What should you do if you’re stung by fire ants?

First, pour cold water over the sting site, says Coyote, and wash dirt, dust and debris off. Then apply first aid such as ‘Sting Kill’, which offers fast relief.

Coyote adds that very few people have an allergic reaction to fire ant stings but he cautions to ‘stay in tune with how your body is reacting to the venom’.

He adds: ‘If you feel your throat tightening up, or you’re really losing control of the situation, seek medical help.’

For more from Brave Wilderness click here. 

A point-of-view (POV) video showing a top head chef at work has cooked up a feast of clicks on YouTube.

Footage recorded at Fallow restaurant in St James’s, London, by co-founder Jack Croft has racked up nearly four million views.

Jack filmed the POV footage using a 4K GoPro camera during a busy Friday lunchtime, with viewers able to witness how he adds the finishing touches to dishes and guides his team.

Some of the dishes being prepared include rare-breed pork with nduja cabbage; the Fallow dairy cow burger; and the restaurant’s signature cod’s head with sriracha butter sauce.

The pace is frenetic, with sauces distributed, cuts of meat heated up and tweaks made to presentation in a matter of seconds.

A point-of-view (POV) video showing Fallow restaurant co-head chef Jack Croft at work has cooked up a feast of clicks on YouTube

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But Jack – who co-founded Fallow with chef William Murray and entrepreneur James Robson – never loses his cool.

And it’s something that viewers have been quick to notice.

YouTube user and chef ‘MrMrutube1987’ commented: ‘To see a kitchen with zero anger and zero shouting and 100 per cent teamwork really makes me wish I was in a different kitchen. You’ve got this kitchen down to perfection. Really great job.’

And chef ‘randysavage5989’ wrote: ‘I’ve worked in many kitchens in my 15 years’ experience. Eight minutes in and I can tell you this chef has a level of professionalism that many claim [to have] but few possess. He speaks to his people with respect and authority.

‘He utilises his own chain of command to institute changes before going to oversee that change.

‘I’d love to work in this kitchen.’

Jack filmed the POV footage using a 4K GoPro camera during a busy Friday lunchtime

Viewers witness how Jack adds the finishing touches to dishes and guides his team

Jack – who co-founded Fallow with chef William Murray and entrepreneur James Robson – never loses his cool

Jack said: ‘We’re not a shouty kitchen. It’s not the way we run the business and don’t believe it’s an effective way of getting the best from a team’

‘Coryquimby4594’, meanwhile, said: ‘Now this is how you run a kitchen. No childish yelling, just constant and clear communication throughout. Love this.’

MailOnline Travel asked Jack if his ‘normal’ head-chef temperament was on show.

He said: ‘We’re not a shouty kitchen. It’s not the way we run the business and don’t believe it’s an effective way of getting the best from a team.

‘It is an honest insight into how the Fallow kitchen is run – we didn’t think it would make for good content if it felt inauthentic. The team would feel tense and viewers would see straight through it.’

Some of the dishes being prepared include rare-breed pork with nduja cabbage; the Fallow dairy cow burger; and the restaurant’s signature cod’s head with sriracha butter sauce

The Michelin Guide describes Fallow’s dishes as ‘bold and original’

This image shows Fallow co-founders Jack Croft (left) and William Murray

He added: ‘We wanted to stream real behind-the-scenes footage of a kitchen from our perspective and give viewers a real insight into how the team operates during a busy lunch service.’

And were Jack and Will surprised at the number of views?

They said: ‘Absolutely! We did hope people would find it interesting, but didn’t think it would have the reaction it did.’

The Michelin Guide describes Fallow’s dishes as ‘bold and original’. To book a table visit fallowrestaurant.com.

A 19-year-old British woman has claimed she was secretly filmed having sex by one of two Israeli teenagers she invited back to her hotel room in Rhodes.

Local police said the teenager was staying at a hotel in Theologos while on holiday with two of her friends, according to Greek media.

On Tuesday at around 2.45am she reportedly invited two 19-year-old men she had met two days earlier at a bar in the notorious party resort of Faliraki back to her room.

While engaging in consensual sex with one of the Israelis, the other covertly filmed her, she claimed.

Upon discovering the illegal recording, the woman confronted the teens who then escaped. 

A 19-year-old British woman has claimed she was secretly filmed having sex in a hotel room on the Greek holiday island of Rhodes (file image)

Police are hunting down the perpetrators and the investigation is ongoing.

It comes weeks after a 20-year-old British tourist was allegedly raped in the sea during a summer holiday on the same island after she visited a beach with a man she had met online.

The Briton, who has not been named, told police a 23-year-old Albanian man raped her after they went for a swim at Glystra beach on the east coast of the island.

The young woman claimed the man, who she had been speaking to online for two weeks before meeting in person, then took her back to her hotel room in Kiotari where he attacked her and tried to rape her a second time, reported the Vradini newspaper.

The Albanian man, who has not been named, has since been arrested by police on the Greek island on suspicion of rape and attempted rape. He denies the charges.

In a separate case days later on the island of Crete, two British teenagers were arrested after a British woman told police they raped her and filmed the act after a drunken night out.

The 24-year-old unidentified Briton claimed the two 19-year-olds took advantage of her inebriated state in her hotel room in Rethymno.

She alleged the pair, who are also British, filmed the sexual assault, according to Greek press.

It is not clear whether the trio knew each other before the night leading up to the alleged rape.

Greek police yesterday arrested the two unidentified teens on suspicion of rape, while the 24-year-old was taken to a medical examiner to undergo tests.

Philip Schofield begged a Youtube star not to post a video that showed him having a meal with his This Morning lover after the shamed presenter warned it could ‘ruin my career’, it has been claimed.

The video shows Youtuber Jack Jones in what appears to be a restaurant as he pops confetti to celebrate reaching one million followers.

Schofield  can be seen in the background at a table with a younger man, who are both startled by the noise.

In a video shared on Twitter, Mr Jones claimed: ‘After I did the video he begged me not to put the video up because he said, “It could ruin my career” and I said, “How could it ruin your career?” And he said he didn’t want to get into it.’

Schofield left ITV earlier this month after admitting to an affair with a younger male colleague at This Morning.

ITV bosses are facing further questions about what they knew of the relationship.  One source at the channel said: ‘This is unravelling fast and there is no evidence to suggest it will come to an end any time soon. 

Philip Schofield is alleged to have begged a Youtube star not to post a video that showed him having a meal with his lover

‘There are a lot of people out there who feel wronged by ITV and they now have the confidence to have their say.

‘The house of cards appears to be collapsing – it is anybody’s guess where this ends now.’

It comes after former This Morning presenter Eamonn Holmes accused ITV bosses of orchestrating a ‘total cover-up’ of Schofield’s affair with his younger lover, saying those in authority ‘had to know’ about the secret relationship.

It has been claimed that the younger lover received a financial settlement from the broadcaster.

Philip left ITV earlier this month after admitting to an affair with a younger male colleague at This Morning

The Daily Mail has been told that he was given a payment following the end of the on-off relationship, which Schofield described as ‘unwise but not illegal’.

ITV has repeatedly declined to comment on the alleged pay-off or deny it.

There were no comments from a representative of the presenter in response to the claims.

He quit the channel on Friday after he revealed to the Daily Mail that he had lied about the affair to sister paper The Mail on Sunday.

But a source claims that the money was handed to the man, who, after he declared his love for Schofield at an awards ceremony in January 2020, was shunted to another of the network’s daytime programmes, Loose Women.

He no longer works there.

ITV insiders said that at some level, bosses must have known about any payment.

One added: ‘There have been numerous pay-offs at ITV and they have always had to be arranged and sanctioned by people of some seniority.’

A British tourist has died after being struck by lightning while his girlfriend was reportedly filming him swimming in the sea in Greece. 

The 26-year-old man tragically died this afternoon while at the beach in the Agia Agathi area of Rhodes.

Emergency services rushed the man to the shore and desperately tried to save his life but he did not survive.

A 47-year-old local football player Brazilian Wander Machado, who attempted to save the Brit, told Greek outlet Rodiaki: ‘As soon as I got close to him, I saw that he was face down in the water and his face was bruised.

‘I immediately knew that every second was crucial and started pulling him to the shore.’

The 26-year-old man tragically died this afternoon while holidaying in the Agia Agathi (pictured) area of Rhodes

It’s understood that other tourists had urged the man to leave the water when he encountered difficulties at around 1.30pm local time (11.30am BST).

His horrified girlfriend along with other beachgoers reportedly started calling for help after he got into trouble in the water.

He was pulled out of the water by those on the beach.  

While Rodiaki reported that he had been paddleboarding, other news outlets claim he had been swimming at the time of the incident.

The witness who plays for Agios Georgios Malonas football team added: ‘I was worried that the same thing would happen to me as it was still raining but I didn’t stop.

‘The rescuers arrived shortly afterwards and performed all the resuscitation procedures to keep him alive. Unfortunately, I found out a little later that he didn’t make it.’

The man was taken to the Archangelos Health Centre, where emergency services frantically tried to resuscitate him but sadly he could not be saved.

An investigation by the Central Port Authority of Rhodes has been launched according to the local news outlet.  

At the time of the tragic accident, the area off the Greek island was reportedly experiencing poor weather and severe thunderstorms. 

An FCDO spokesperson said: ‘We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Rhodes and are in contact with local authorities.’