Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this extraordinary YouTube clip, we get to see. A colony of fire ants is dealing very ...

Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species. ...

The threat of death is no obstacle for some hungry fire ants. To escape drowning while feeding on sugary water, black imported fire ants built syphons out of sand that moved the water to a safer spot.

Fire ants are a textbook example of collective behavior, capable of behaving as individuals and also banding together to form floating rafts in response to flooding. Now, a pair of mechanical ...

Sea level rise and flooding are making fire ants bigger and meaner, and their sting a whole lot worse. According to a new Louisiana State University study, freshwater and saltwater flooding amps up ...

Fire ants might be the scourge of southern states like Georgia and Texas, but scientifically, they are endlessly fascinating as an example of collective behavior. A few fire ants spaced well apart ...

Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, you know how pesky and dangerous fire ants can be to humans, pets, and gardens. Known as red imported ...

Fire ants inflict painful stings and create unsightly mounds in our landscapes. Unfortunately, there is no treatment that will eradicate them from a yard permanently. You will have to control fire ...

The Bee Gees wrote and performed it, but it’s red imported fire ants that have truly mastered the art of “Stayin’ Alive.” Since their arrival in the 1930s, fire ants have spread across the United ...

SAN ANTONIO – The KSAT garden officially has been invaded, by fire ants. “The ant mounds that pop up are most likely going to be fire ants,” Molly Keck, an entomologist with Texas A&M AgriLife ...

We did it: we made it through the long COVID winter. And now that COVID spring is here, we’re starting to see some changes. It’s getting a little warmer outside, spring flowers are starting to bloom, ...