The red fire ant, native to South America and notorious both for its venom, aggression, and ability to exact agricultural damage had arrived, raising alarms. Fighting its invasion was, scientists ...

Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. When Solenopsis invicta, a.k.a. the red imported fire ant, was first identified in East Texas, in the seventies, stakes were high.

“There’s these perfectly cleaned pathways that the ants make and maintain, and they carry bright-green leaves,” Chalmers told me recently. “And so you saw this ribbon, almost like a drawin ...

A new study finds that ants are not adjusting their behavior in response to warming temperatures, persisting in sub-optimal ...

Ants are social insects and the Solenopsis invicta species -- known as the fire ant -- is no exception. The social interactions of this invasive insect, which comes from South America, are framed ...

“One can now use these transgenic tools and make transgenic ants to study the function of specific genes,” he says, “and how this potentially affects the organization of ant society.

Eating a fire ant, though, can mean getting stung inside the mouth, which can make this a lethal meal. Baby lizards quickly learn to avoid eating fire ants, but this leads to their also avoiding ...

The Fort Wayne Mad Ants, presented by Lutheran Health Network, the NBA G League affiliate of the Indiana Pacers, announced today they have acquired the returning player rights to forward Jamil ...

"Warmer times and places make warmer ants, and they're not adjusting their activity to match their preferred conditions," says Elsa Youngsteadt, a professor of applied ecology at NC State and co ...

"Warmer times and places make warmer ants, and they're not adjusting their activity to match their preferred conditions," says Elsa Youngsteadt, a professor of applied ecology at NC State and co ...