Two nests of the highly invasive red imported fire ants have been detected and destroyed outside of official biosecurity ...

Ecosystems can temporarily bounce back when common ant species disappear. Other species may step in to perform similar roles.

Two invasive fire ant nests are found and destroyed at Palmview, on the Sunshine Coast, where locals are concerned for the ...

Picture: Glenn Campbell/ NewsWire While each insect is only 2-6 mm long, the Queensland government estimates that if not eradicated, the impacts of fire ants in Australia will surpass the combined ...

A fungus not yet known to modern science was recently discovered in a remote savanna in the Northern Territory.

These ants are parasitised, possessed and eventually consumed from within by a fungus – possibly a species not yet recorded by modern science. Dr François Brassard, a myrmecologist and postdoc with ...

Rosemary in flower. Andrew Waugh A collaboration between Adelaide Hills Distillery and the Indigenous-owned food supplier Something Wild, Australian Green Ant Gin incorporates the surprisingly ...

We can now add fungi-controlled ants to the list of creatures roaming around Australia. A fungus not yet known to modern science was recently discovered in a remote savannah in the Northern ...

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