An insect native to Asia is slowly making its way through the U.S. — and it has a deadly sting. The Asian needle ant, first ...

Pavement ants can run slightly larger, between 2.5 millimeters and 4.2 millimeters (approximately 1/10th to 1/6th of an inch). ... Sugar ants bite only in self-defense, ...

How to identify pavement ants: “Two-node petioles, one pair of spines on the thorax, workers are 1/8-inch long and ...

These four kinds of South Carolina ants are coming for your homes if they haven’t already. Here’s how to keep them out.

For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community ...

How fire ant bites led to discovery, treatment of rare disease for Texas woman. Nicole Villalpando. ... She is very aware of her surroundings and won't step off the pavement.

When a hungry ant approaches a honeybee hive, the residents are ready.They sting, bite or even buzz their wings to create air currents that repel the intruder. But a new study shows that honeybees ...

Almost everyone in the South knows what a fire ant bite feels like. The aggressive insects swarm over anyone unlucky enough to get close to a nest, then bite and sting. The feeling burns, and ...

You’re most likely to encounter the pavement ants at night, and you really don’t want them in your house. If you’re seeing them in your yard, look for and seal off potential entry points.

It was almost 10 years ago when 13-year-old Cameron Espinosa, a student from Haas Middle School suffered a fatal allergic reaction to ant bites while on the football field.