In Britain and Ireland, flying ant days typically occur in July or August, often in warmer urban areas first, when the ...

Insects use a wax layer on their bodies to prevent water loss. Furthermore, they use the layer for communication. Although ...

Asian needle ants have been linked to multiple cases of life-threatening reactions and the mysterious ants keep spreading.

For more than a hundred years, scientists have studied the strange partnership between ants and seeds. In this relationship, ...

Wildlife experts in North Wales have warned that swarms of flying ants are this summer set to be amongst the “biggest in ...

Paleontologists studying insects trapped in amber from 99 million years ago have made a remarkable discovery: an ant and a ...

A longtime invasive ant has been making the rounds in Florida over the past few decades. And with summer upon us, it’s prime ...

Asian needle ants, an invasive species capable of causing life-threatening allergic reactions, have been detected in at least 21 states.

Keep your lawn maintained. “If you’re mowing regularly, the ants don’t like it,” says Benson. “Mowing helps disrupt developing mounds.” Eliminate obvious food sources. Clean up fallen fruit and ...

The invasive Asian needle ant appears to have spread as far north as Massachusetts, bringing with it concerns over their ...

For example, leafcutter ants can build organized lanes of traffic: One lane going up tree branches to the food source and another for those returning with the harvest. Army ants, commonly found in ...