Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous red imported fire ant, both native to South America, as “invasive alien species.” Both species are small in stature, but hundreds of ...

As someone interested in ecology and the environment, I commenced an in-depth study of fire ants many years before fire ants appeared in Australia. Once fire ants appeared in Australia, I formed the ...

A crack legal team has been assembled by residents concerned with the conduct of biosecurity officers eradicating fire ants on their properties. More than a dozen residents concerned about the ...

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Specialist officers charged with trying to eradicate fire ants are fearing for their safety after a growing surge of hostile landowners. Officers working desperately to control the rapid spread of ...

I don’t respond to coercion. Median house prices in Byron Shire’s coastal towns continue to fall back to Earth following the covid boom, new... Also I’m not saying fire ants can’t kill. The Invasive ...

The tower-building behavior of red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, presents a key example of this phenomenon of collective construction. While biological studies of collective construction ...

Andie MacDowell discussed her decision to leave Hollywood for South Carolina after her kids, including The Substance star Margaret Qualley, grew up and left home.

Now, an interesting new study reveals some unexpected findings about group problem-solving abilities across species, specifically comparing how ants and humans tackle complex spatial challenges.