The color drained from Scott Fisher’s face when a member of the Maui Invasive Species Committee told him a little red fire ...

Natural selection doesn't get to pick where on the chromosome a gene is. It's just random, right? Natural selection just picks based on traits. So how did it get to be that all the genes for trait X ...

I: ORIGIN AND SPREAD, PRESENT AND FUTURE RANGE: Prelude: And what do you do for a living? -- A quick tour of fire ant biology -- The species of fire ants and their biogeography -- An atlas of fire ant ...

Southern states familiar with an invasive, stinging ant are facing a new foe: A hybrid bug that combines the fierce red fire ant and the hardy black fire ant. Imported fire ants have spread from their ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An ant on the tip of a leaf - Bpratama/Getty Images When you discover a colony of ants on your property, it's unlikely that you'll ...

A new population of "highly aggressive" red imported fire ants has infested a private property in Montecito, according to Santa Barbara County officials. The ants are capable of biting and stinging ...

Infestations pose a "an immediate threat" to the state's agriculture economy. Agricultural officials in Southern California are battling an active infestation of red imported fire ants that are ...

Teri Rolph and dog Koa inspect nursery plants. While little fire ants can be dangerous for pets — the ants can potentially blind cats and dogs — Rolph emphasized that these ant-­detecting dogs work ...

Whether you have dodged their mounds while walking around your yard or endured a painful sting, you know how pesky and dangerous fire ants can be to humans, pets, and gardens. Known as red imported ...