A video of fire ants 'rafting' on Queensland floodwaters has gone viral on social media, prompting concerns that the ...

The Bundamba home suffered damage after ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred dumped massive amounts of rain across parts of Queensland. (ABC News: Tobi Loftus) Thousands of fire ants inundated his property this ...

A 2009 study examining the sleep/wake cycles of S. invicta found that the worker ants averaged a mammoth 253 sleep episodes ...

Fringe groups opposing a national plan to stop the spread of “super pest” the fire ant have been likened to anti-vaxxers and ...

There are over 12,000 ants species. These powerful insects are capable of lifting 20 times their body weight. The queens can give birth to millions of babies. As social animals, they live and travel ...

Caterpillars secrete a sugary liquid that assures recognition and protection from predators by a certain ant species, but protection became attack when the pairings were switched in an experiment.

When army ants come to town, you move out, stay perfectly still, or die. They arrive in a part of the forest by the thousands ...

It shouldn’t be surprising that ants are an important part of many ecosystems. Depending on the species, they can be hunters that keep other insects’ populations in check, scavengers that help ...

A popular Oahu trail is temporarily closed as state officials work to contain an invasive species with an irritating bite.

The ant scurries along on six nimble legs. It catches up to its peers, a line of antennaed bugs roaming the winding surface ...

A new, 30-acre infestation of little fire ants in Hauʻula has prompted a renewed call for better invasive species management in Hawaiʻi. Last week, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources ...

Cordyceps Collective's new strategy sim is a fascinating combination of ideas from factory sims and study of real-life ...