It was a cloudy spring day in late March and the temperature was just above 40 degrees. After several days of damp weather and cooler temperatures, I decided to take a walk along the Ice Age Trail on ...

We all are aware of the ants as we see them commonly at our residences and elsewhere. Certain facts of this living being are very interesting. The head of an ant such a tiny little creature weighs 6 ...

Have you have seen ants this year? In Britain, they were probably black garden ants, known as Lasius niger—Europe’s most common ant. One of somewhere between 12,000 and 20,000 species, they are the ...

Take a Pest Control Quiz. Get matched with an Authorized Partner. Carpenter ants are a common sight in many homes, but their presence often raises questions and concerns. In this article, we provide ...

Crazy ants are about 1/8 inch long and are on the march to invade ecosystems worldwide. There are at least 21 species of crazy ants inhabiting North America today.Two notable ones are yellow crazy ...

1. Ants are related to wasps and bees (as evidenced by their trim abdomens, or "wasp waists"). All of these creatures are members of the insect order Hymenoptera. 1. Ants are related to wasps and bees ...

Ants are a diverse group of insects well known for their ability to ruin picnics and invade kitchens. But out of the more than 12,000 different species of ants, there are many that play a vital role ...

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Ever been bitten by a fire ant? If you haven't, congratulations. If you have, you know they hurt. In addition to their bites, these pests build large mounds just about ...

When the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia last week presented its Leidy Medal to Dr. William Morton Wheeler, internationally famed zoologist, longtime Dean of the Bussey Institution for ...

An extreme close-up of an ant's face taken by Lithuanian photographer Eugenijus Kavaliauskas looks like it came straight out of a horror movie, and it is currently haunting the Internet. This ...