If you don't like the feeling of being stabbed by a needle, then you'll want to be sure to keep an eye out for Asian Needle Ants. Native to Asia, the insects are known as Brachyponera chinensis ...

An invasive species of stinging, carnivorous ants have been slowly spreading in about 20 states. Last year at least three cases of life-threatening anaphylactic reactions were reported in Georgia, ...

A subspecies of ant native to China and Japan has emerged in Eastern and Southern states, including the Mid-South, after “being relatively unnoticed for many years,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

New research offers fresh insight into how different morphological types and social roles emerge in ant societies, confirming that size is coupled to caste, with genes ultimately deciding how size and ...

Asian needle ants, native to China and Japan, are spreading across the Eastern and Southern United States. Their sting is painful and can cause severe allergic reactions, even being described as ...