A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

Researchers have discovered a never-before-seen species of "hell ant" that lived 113 million years ago, making it the oldest ...

The red fire ants, which are highly invasive, have spread from their native South America into Mexico, the US, Australia, New ...

Out of the 210 species of ants in Texas, the fire ant is the one singled out as a serious nuisance to humans, according to ...

Louisiana has become home to numerous invasive species, some of them wreaking havoc on the state's environment. Here are the threats to the state.

"Once the egg hatches, the ant has only a few weeks of life before it succumbs to the manipulations of its attacker, ...

Red Imported Fire Ants are a nuisance in gardens, lawns and pastures. Fire ants are native to Brazil and have been in North Carolina since the 1950’s. Eradication efforts were ...

And then another. And another. You may see the tiny orange culprits, but you may not. Little fire ants were first found in northern Guam in 2011, but they’ve spread all over the island with the ...

A red flag warning is issued when "critical fire weather conditions" are in place. "A red flag warning means warm temperatures, very low humidity, and stronger winds are expected to combine to ...

Invasive red fire ants are wreaking havoc in Australia, sending dozens of people to hospitals and creating worry about how bad things will get. After the remnants of Cyclone Alfred dumped heavy rain ...

(Red Oak) -- Fire crews responded to a vehicle fire on the east end of Red Oak Thursday afternoon. Red Oak Fire Chief John Bruce says his crews were dispatched at around 2:50 p.m. to 1903 East ...

firefighters discovered a mattress on fire. The American Red Cross was called to assist four adults, two children, four dogs, and one cat displaced by the fire.