Maintaining 20 million hunters requires a lethal, synchronized strategy for total ecosystem dominance. The Dorylus ants move from one territory to another so they can take advantage of new prey. These ...
An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants has been slowly spreading across the U.S. and now is found in about 20 states, including two on Michigan's doorstep. Asian needle ants haven't been ...
Few species of ants are more well-drilled than army ants; these disciplined drones live and die at the behest of their female ...
If you have ever watched ants move, you might have noticed that they almost always walk in a neat line, one behind the other. While it may look like discipline or training, scientists say this pattern ...
Ant species living in Boulder's foothills have shifted their habitat over the last six decades, potentially affecting local ecosystems, suggests a new study. Over the past 60 years, climate change has ...
Although fire ants are not considered to be officially established in Forsyth County, they can be found here. Leah Hazelwood at Go-Forth Pest Management said that fire ants are popping up everywhere ...
Of the nonnative animals crawling, buzzing and slithering across the American South, very few are officially designated "crazy." The crazy ant is an exception. When a Texas exterminator, Tom Rasberry, ...
As individuals, driver ants are small and relatively insignificant creatures. But as a colony, they transform into a huge and ruthless killing machine. Their swarm raids move like a living force ...
Asian needle ants are an invasive insect species spreading in the U.S. The ants can leave a painful sting, with potentially severe health reactions. An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants ...