Each summer, there comes a moment when we suddenly notice that the ground is crawling with large winged ants. Then the air seems to be full of them and we find ourselves ducking and diving, trying not ...

Some ants have wings, which are longer in the front and shorter by their hind legs. The presence of wings indicates an ant’s fertility—ants with wings are either queens or the drones whose job ...

Flying ants and termites are not the same thing. Here are the differences and what you can do about an infestation.

If you've spotted winged insects in your backyard and want to know exactly what you're dealing with, finding out the ...

The fly known as "G tridens" has a pair of wings that show patterns looking alike ants. The patterns' sheer similarity to the insect is based on its intricate design complete with six legs ...

This ant, which is actually a flightless wasp, sports a exoskeleton that mixes ultrablack regions with white areas. Researchers studying the cuticle of Traumatomutilla bifurca, a species of velvet ant ...

The other way is to wait for the “nuptial flight” when the queen ants with wings mate, which usually happens from July to September. “They remove their wings when they're mated and you ...