Believe it or not, viewers have submitted videos of piles of red ants on what appears to be a floating raft made of insects.

Fire ants bite and sting! They also use their own young to build a terrifying raft during floods. Kidnapper ants steal other ants’ babies. Honeypot ants turn their sisters into living jugs of nectar.

What happens when you leave a juicy yellow watermelon out for ants? This captivating timelapse shows how quickly nature's ...

Q. I have “skeeter syndrome” and have lived with it since childhood. While others put on perfume when dressing to go out, I douse myself with “eau de DEET” with either OFF or Cutter.

Louisiana hosts 142 ant species, including invasive fire ants and the newly identified Asian Needle Ant, which thrives in ...

It’s important to know how to identify bug bites, as getting bitten by some of these annoying critters can mean needing a ...

With temperatures soaring over the past few weeks, many of us have been spending more time outdoors, making the most of the ...

The Asian needle ant was first discovered in the U.S. in 1932 and found in at least three southeastern states. It is capable ...

Whereas other ants bite and spray acid onto the open wound, fire ants sting from their abdomen and inject solenopsin, a toxic alkaloid venom. They got their name from the burning sensation people feel ...

The bite from Asian needle ants has been described as potentially “life-threatening” by experts and professors. They leave almost no trail, making them difficult to track and research.

Red imported fire ants, about 1/16 to a quarter-inch long, are small but pack a big punch, the extension agent said. The insect has a lookalike—the Allegheny Mound Ant, which bites but not does sting ...

Red fire ants may be native to South America, but recently they have been wreaking havoc in Australia. After torrential rains caused huge colonies of red fire ants to head above ground, there has been ...