The US is being taken over by the invasive needle ant from East Asia, whose sting can cause excruciating pain and even a deadly allergic reaction. Chris Hartley / Missouri Botanical Garden Another deadly Asian superbug is invading the US. Officials are raising the alarm as invasive ants from Asia are sweeping their way across the US, threatening people with their potentially deadly sting. Originally hailing from China, these social insects were first discovered in the US in 1932, when they cropped up in Georgia — although officials suspected the bugs were present stateside before then. A needle ant sting can induce excruciating pain that comes and goes for hours. Samuel – stock.adobe.com Since then, the population has swarmed across 20 states with the highest concentrations reported in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Alabama, according to  Antmaps.org . However, there have also been significant surges in Tennessee, Virginia, Kentucky, Wisconsin and even New York.…