One kind of tiny ant can serve as a monumental example for how to keep members of a community safe from pathogens. A new ...

Stories of camel spiders and their aggressive nature have been told for generations. Tales of these critters running at high ...

Mint plants are a proven repellent against fire ants. Planting them strategically in the yard may help control fire ant ...

A new exhibition at the Bruce Museum in Greenwich, Conn., gives visitors a whiff, from “chocolate-y” to stinky blue cheese.

The trajectory of life on Earth has always been predicated by genetic evolution, but two scientists from the University of Maine argue that culture is now the main force shaping our lives. A new study ...

Rodney Morrow from Central Life Sciences discusses strategic planning for a "deploy and destroy" mission against the invasive red imported fire ant (RIFA) in the southern U.S. In this replay of our ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow, or checking fences, those mounds seem to pop up ...

NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - Anyone who has spent much time outdoors in East Texas knows the frustration of fire ants. Whether you’re mowing the yard, walking through a hay meadow or checking fences, ...

Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this extraordinary YouTube clip, we get to see. A colony of fire ants is dealing very ...