Sicily is on the front line of Europe’s fire ant invasion. If it fails to contain the spread, more countries will be at risk.

Black Widow Spider Roughly the size of a paper clip and with the most dangerous venom 15 times stronger than a rattlesnake’s, ...

Japan is set to deploy beagles to sniff out venomous fire ants at ports around the country. Beagles have been chosen for the ...

The fight against fire ants is set to become year-round with an area 400 times the size of the Brisbane CBD earmarked for ...

Ants are many things. Like, they're very strong for their size, and they're intensely social. And, as Ari Daniel reports, they might be sources of architectural inspiration, too, for designing spaces ...

To help stop venomous fire ants from entering the country, Japan's Environment Ministry plans to begin training dogs to detect the ants by next spring, according to ministry officials.