For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface.

Fortunately, while there are hundreds of species of ants in the Southeast, most of them aren’t considered indoor pests. “Most types aren’t going to come into our houses to establish nests ...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is moving to end a 27-year-old federal quarantine in Doña Ana County for red imported fire ants. These are not the common variety that show up around yards and ...

A team of biologists, neurologists and chemists at Indiana University has discovered why the velvet ant's sting is so painful to so many different types of creatures. In their paper published in ...

Despite their name, velvet ants aren’t ants at all. They comprise a diverse group of more than 7,000 solitary wasp species. They live in a variety of habitats, including forests, woodlands ...

What type of act are you hoping will win BGT this year? Ant: We’d love to see a magician or a comedian or a variety act win. We’re big fans of variety acts, especially ones that have an ...

Ozaki, 67, and other team members tested 35 types of pheromones from the body of the Japanese carpenter ant, which inhabit almost all areas of Japan, including residential neighborhoods.