Over the past few decades, the Asian needle ants have spread to more than 20 states since their first appearance in Georgia ...

Mark Moffett, a research associate at the National Museum of Natural History, specializes in capturing the often-overlooked ...

Ants are known for many things. They fight, bite and sometimes compete for every crumb. We can now possibly add cleaning ...

A unique “choreography” between two ant species suggests a distinctive partnership in which one provides a carwash service to ...

This invasive insect's sting has been reported to cause severe allergic reactions, like anaphylaxis, in people who are ...

In the deserts of southeastern Arizona, harvester ants congregate with serrated jaws agape outside the nests of much smaller cone ants. However, the nests’ inhabitants are not threatened. Instead, ...

The park could be home to tens of millions of the tiny critters.

The rainforests of northern Australia are home to extraordinary ant colonies. Instead of dwelling in underground burrows, these ants inhabit canopies of trees, dozens of meters above the ground, ...

Stepping on a fire ant mound ruins a beautiful afternoon outside. These aggressive insects swarm quickly and deliver painful ...

Dangerous Asian needle ants with painful, potentially lethal stings are spreading across 18 states, including Kentucky.

And here's what you should do to keep them out next spring too.