Ants may seem harmless, but some species pose serious threats due to their venom, aggressive behavior, or destructive habits.

A strange invader is marching across the United States, born of two different species. Red fire ants and black fire ants have ...

According to the team, the relationship between the blow fly larvae and termites appears to be some form of social parasitism ...

Another beneficial species of beneficial parasitic flies that could potentially be used in the fight against problem ant ...

The Minns government has fined two Queensland businesses $60,000 for illegally moving red fire ant-infested soil across the ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Ant bites and stings are more common than you think. Learn which ants are relatively harmless and which you should avoid at ...

Wild chimpanzees have long been known to rely on their powerful memories to know where and in what trees they can find ripe ...

Not every animal, insect and plant that is in Tennessee should be here. Take a look at some of the most invasive species in the state.

Crickets are parasites—for some ant colonies. The species of ant crickets from the Myrmecophilus genus can infiltrate ant colonies, despite the potentially lethal defences that ants have ...

The New Mexico Department of Agriculture is moving to end a 27-year-old federal quarantine in Doña Ana County for red imported fire ants. These are not the common variety that show up around yards and ...

This rare blow fly species has larvae that fit right in with the termites down to copying their odor.