Many species of ants live throughout the U.S. Most of them never become problematic enough for us to think of them as pests. But there are a handful of species that can cause both serious health ...

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This kind of bites: Climate change is making fire ants an increasingly hot topic in Florida these days. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface. Red imported fire ants rank ...

Fire ants are formidable pests in gardens and landscapes. They’re known for their painful bites and stings due to venom. When disturbed, fire ant mounds can unleash swarms of sterile female worker ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis ...

Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard’s immune system to be stung by the ants, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State. The study comprehensively assessed how the immune system ...