From an airplane, cars crawling down the highway look like ants. But actual ants—unlike cars—somehow manage to avoid the scourge of stop-and-go traffic. Researchers are now studying these insects’ ...

The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring ...

Unlike many other ants, they breed year-round and often move colonies if one becomes disturbed. They follow set trails searching for food and can travel along floors, counters, baseboards ...

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

Hay, soil, landscaping materials, pots and soils are now banned from entering NSW from storm-impacted and infested areas of ...