Ants may also come inside in search of water, particularly when the weather is hot. Some species prefer to build their nests ...

These army ants can consume up to 500,000 prey per day. Not only that, they can build a veritable wall to get from point A to ...

Three species of fire ants have been found in North Carolina: red imported fire ants, black fire ants, and hybrid fire ants.

Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more ...

More information: Louis Bell-Roberts et al, Larger colony sizes favoured the evolution of more worker castes in ants, Nature Ecology & Evolution (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41559-024-02512-7 Provided by ...

Researchers thought colder temperatures and higher elevations could stop the march of invasive fire ants across NC. Mother ...

According to Rescue, spring time means that spiders become more active and resume mating and worker ants are on the search for food and moisture. To minimize insect infestations, preventative ...

Pharaoh ants live in large colonies with many nests, and some colonies have multiple queens and thousands of workers. Queen Pharaoh ants live for about a year and lay around 35 eggs each day.

The short answer to “Why are there ants everywhere?” is simply this: We live on a planet where ants outnumber us by an almost ...