CNN) — The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to ...

Officials were alarmed to discover a pesky — and at times deadly — insect spreading in Australia, and they have established biosecurity zones in Queensland to limit its sting. The Australian ...

Australia is facing a fiery crisis—quite literally—as an explosion in red fire ant populations has left 23 people hospitalized and countless others suffering painful stings. The tiny but ferocious ...

No creature embodies the idea that “it takes a village” quite like ants. Using chemical signals and other ephemeral communication methods like antennal codes, ants can work together to build or ...

Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...