Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.

Platts-Mills, who has himself been bitten by a fire ant and describes the experience as “hysterically painful,” notes that the ants, which often attack in multiple numbers, are steadily moving ...

"We really need to be on the front foot." Fire ants pose a threat to both humans and animals, with reports of nests attacking horses that drink from the Logan River. "We see this a lot with larger ...

Fire ants swarm from their nests to attack humans and animals, defending their nests with nasty stings.

Here’s your go-to action plan when fire ants attack your child: 1- Get Away Quickly– Remove your child from the area to avoid additional stings. Brush away any ants that are still attached ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: At first glance, a fire ant hill — or mound, as it's properly called — looks impossibly small. And yet, a colony of up to 250,000 ants call it ...

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.

Fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters across storm-ravaged Australia, aiding the spread of one of the world's most invasive species. Considered a super pest, fire ants can cause ...

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