Hybrid fire ants, well established in East Tennessee and parts of Kentucky and North Carolina, are now infiltrating Southwest Virginia.

Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.

South Carolina’s defense attacks like hungry pit bulls who smell ... On it were the words, “Fire Ants.” “That’s what they’re calling y’all now,” the fan told Hill.

Fire ants swarm from their nests to attack humans and animals, defending their nests with nasty stings.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: At first glance, a fire ant hill — or mound, as it's properly called — looks impossibly small. And yet, a colony of up to 250,000 ants call it ...

Here’s your go-to action plan when fire ants attack your child: 1- Get Away Quickly– Remove your child from the area to avoid additional stings. Brush away any ants that are still attached ...

For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin. They can also survive floods by clumping together to float on the water’s surface.

Red imported fire ants, a venomous invasive species of ant, are on the verge of becoming established in Japan. Once it has become an established species, the little arthropod, known as “hiari ...

The red imported fire ant is one of the most dangerous animals to have evaded Australia's environmental controls. Source: AAP / SUPPLIED/PR IMAGE ...

Japan has designated the Argentine ant and the venomous red imported fire ant, both native to South America, as “invasive alien species.” Both species are small in stature, but hundreds of ...