Invasive “crazy ants” are rapidly displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern U.S. by secreting a compound that neutralizes fire ant venom, according to a University of Texas at Austin study ...

If you’ve ever been attacked by red imported fire ants, you can likely attest that these tiny insects have a nasty defense mechanism. When threatened, fire ants inject or dab their enemy with a potent ...

Invasive "crazy ants" are displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern United States, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. It's the latest in a history of ant ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Invasive fire ants have been a thorn in the sides of Southerners for years. But another invasive species, the so-called "crazy" ant that many describe as being worse has arrived and is displacing fire ...

It seems only appropriate that as people become crazier, ants should too. So I bring news of the insect world mirroring the path of human development, as it heads toward the infinite cliff. Once upon ...

The ability to produce formic acid makes the crazy ants almost invincible in combats with fire ants over food resources and nesting sites. Wikimedia Commons Tan-colored crazy ants can produce a ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Invasive "crazy ants" are rapidly displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern US by secreting a compound that neutralizes fire ant venom, according to a new study. It's the first known ...

Invasive "crazy ants" are displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern United States, according to researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. It's the latest in a history of ant ...