A small group of fire ants carrying “selfish DNA” can transform an entire colony’s structure, new research shows.

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists are helping to protect honey bee populations while developing new strategies ...

The Brachyponera chinensis, or the Asian needle ant, is an invasive species that can cause an allergic reaction in humans who are bit. Its name comes from its origin in China, Japan and Korea. The ...

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 ...

"Asian needle ants have a potent and painful sting, but they’re not aggressive like fire ants. They usually only sting when they're accidentally pinched or squished, like if they get caught in ...

Gardening is a great hobby for many reasons, but if you're seeing ants in your garden, something could be very wrong. Here's ...

They have a stable global population of over 100 million, so they are considered of Least concern by the IUCN. The red velvet ant is an insect species native to the eastern United States, ranging from ...

Despite the name, the Eastern Velvet Ant is actually a wingless wasp, though these colorful insects look a lot like ants. The black and orange-red bug with a long ovipositor, or stinger ...

Panda ants are also called velvet ants due to their plush fur ... while male panda ants have fur that is red, orange, or white with black legs. Male panda ants don’t have stingers, but they ...

Panda ants are also called velvet ants due to their plush fur ... Females are the only ones with the cool panda coloring, while male panda ants have fur that is red, orange, or white with black legs.

Velvet ants are not actually ants ... An eastern variety, called a cow killer, looks like an enormous, bright red ant. It walks around during the day in search of ground-nesting bees and wasps ...