Symptoms to note: Fire ant stings are very painful due to the potency of their venom, and since ants don’t lose their stingers when they attack, you’ll probably end up with multiple wounds.

They can impact native biodiversity, blind pets and cause residents and farmers to move to avoid relentless stings. MISC said it needs the community’s help to find little fire ant infestations ...

The tiny ants can deliver painful stings when disturbed, causing welts that can last for weeks—and potentially cause blindness in cats and dogs. Officials first detected little fire ants on a ...

When they attack a human, fire ants grab the skin with their jaws while stinging and injecting venom. They may even turn their head during the process, which increases the number of stings in a ...

The invasive pest has already colonised the United States – now recent flooding is raising fears it will do the same in Australia.

Wondering what’s worse, the sting of a fire ant or warrior wasp? You’ve come to the right place. Entomologist Justin Schmidt recorded his own experience of venomous stings, to rate and describe the ...

The Hauʻula Forest Reserve in Hawaii is temporarily closed due to Little Fire Ant infestation, with DLNR initiating a ...