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.

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 ...

Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain species, such as the bee fly or the ant ...

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 ...

Coqui frogs, coconut rhinoceros beetles and little fire ants are just some of the invasive species that the Hawaii Department ...

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.” Proverbs 6:6 Edward O. Wilson, the Harvard biologist who has died at age 92, is most famous for his contributions to evolutionary ...

Scientists identified a new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, infecting cave spiders in Ireland. The fungus manipulates ...

Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders turning them into 'zombies' in Ireland and Northern ...

Researchers have found a new species of fungi that infects spiders and turns them into 'zombies' in a cave system in Ireland. The fungi are known as Gibellula attenboroughii, and use the arachnid ...

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