Small piles of sawdust beneath your doors or hear light rustling in your walls are signs you may have a carpenter ant ...

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These Arizona animals can harm or even kill a person with bites or stings. What to know about bark scorpions, black widows, ...

Brown recluse bites often start with mild redness followed by pain and itching. The bite is usually flat, though it may develop a small blister. Sometimes, a bull’s-eye pattern with a blue or purple ...

Venom isn’t just a feature of some animals; it’s found across the living world, from plants and fungi to bacteria and viruses, says a new study. Lead author William Hayes, an ecologist at Loma ...

And no creature exemplifies the power of collective will quite like the army ant. The term army ants, however, is not specific to one type of ant. It applies to over 200 ant species with remarkably ...

These ants are not harmful and only bite if their nest is threatened ... In California they are called black-headed ants. In south, including Florida, they are referred to as sugar ants.

Noticing ghost, or sugar ants, invading your house lately? The tiny critters tend to appear more March to October. Here's how to get rid of them.

Ants are one of the most common household pests in North Carolina. The insects can be a year-round issue, but you’re more likely to see them inside beginning in the spring, Chris Hayes, a postdoctoral ...

Adding to the problem, red and black fire ants are crossbreeding ... for homeowners and farmers on the best ways to control the biting invaders, and the state agriculture office also aggressively ...