An ant on the tip of a leaf - Bpratama/Getty Images When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll be inclined to stop and investigate what species you've got crawling ...

While both fire ants and red ants are red in color, they are not interchangeable. One major difference between them is the pain they cause. Fire ants are infamous for their painful, fiery sting, which ...

Most of us associate ants with productivity. You probably imagine them digging tunnels, laying down pheromone trails, hauling food back to their nest, or, of course, maintaining their characteristic ...

Giuseppe Battaglia walks in his beautiful garden on the outskirts of Avola, on Sicily’s southeastern coast. He is wearing long socks and sneakers, despite the September sun and 30-degree-Celsius ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants. Red imported fire ants are the most common fire ant species in North ...