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Humans are the smartest creatures on the planet, right? While it is clear that we are by far the most intelligent when it comes to complex thinking and many other measurements, there are ...

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

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’ ...

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 worker caste of honey-pot ants called repletes swell into tiny balls to store food collected by foragers. Army ants move in columns, eating all other insects and small animals in their path. Ants ...

In the aftermath of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, the Minns Labor Government has taken immediate action to ensure that fire ant carrying materials, such as ...

The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly ... since torrential rains brought on by a slow-moving tropical storm earlier in March, which meant the insects ...