We introduce you to the incredible exploding ant that lays down their life for the benefit of the colony in a spectacular way ...

The fastest ways to get rid of fire ants include liquid mound drenches, granule baits, or DIY methods like boiling water. Effective fire ant control often requires an approach that combines mound ...

A catastrophic blaze destroyed about 1,000 makeshift homes and displaced almost 10,000 residents in a coastal village in Malaysia’s Sabah state in the early hours of Sunday. The tragedy underscores ...

Mutualism is a type of symbiotic relationship in which both parties gain some form of benefit from their interactions. Many of them involve a type of cleaning service. A typical example is when one ...

A community of stilt homes on the island of Borneo was reduced to ash in an overnight blaze. By Zunaira Saieed Reporting from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia A huge fire on Sunday tore through a floating ...

GEORGIA (WRBL) — Researchers at the University of Georgia are warning residents in the Southeast United States about the reemergence of an invasive ant species. The Asian needle ant, or Brachyponera ...

For people, warmer weather usually means wanting to spend a little more time outside after so many months cooped up indoors. Unfortunately, the opposite seems to be true for ants. Once spring weather ...

If you’ve ever walked into your kitchen to find a trail of ants, you know just how tricky it can be to get rid of them. In fact, the only way to really know if you have an ant problem is if you see ...

Caffeine doesn’t just perk up humans—it can sharpen ants’ minds too. Invasive Argentine ants given caffeinated sugar learned to find food much more efficiently, taking straighter paths and reducing ...

ATHENS, GA. — University of Georgia researchers are warning about a threatening pest with a sting that could cause a dangerous allergic reaction. The Asian needle ant is only 3/16 of an inch long and ...

The invasive Asian needle ant, first seen in the U.S. in the 1930s, has spread across the Southeast and other states. A sting from this venomous ant can cause a severe allergic reaction, known as ...