Found in deserts across the Middle East and North Africa, its sting can cause unbearable pain, fever, convulsions, and even death in vulnerable individuals. While most ants are harmless, the harvester ...

Velvet ants have enormous stingers ― half their body length ― and the research paper focused on the full defense system of ...

Spring weather is here to stay bringing a pesky, stinging insect with it. See what we know about the fire ant and how to ...

The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring ...

Australia is grappling with a surge in venomous red fire ant populations after heavy rains forced them above ground. These ...

Fire ants have been in eastern Virginia for many years. A new type of fire ant has now been confirmed in parts of Southwest ...

Residents in the fire ant suppression zone are pleading for more support as numbers of nests and bites "explode" after Cyclone Alfred. In the Queensland government's so-called inner suppression ...

Sixty people have reported extreme reactions to fire ant stings requiring medical attention this month alone, with 23 people hospitalised in south-east Queensland. Carla Jarmila's toddler was ...

An Aussie mum is calling for greater awareness of the dangers of fire ants after her son became gravely ill from multiple stings on their own property. An Aussie mum is calling for greater ...

Red fire ants, which survived floodwaters in south-east Queensland earlier this month, are feared to be hitching a ride on vehicles and travelling to new areas, leaving people with painful and fiery ...

Sting from a scorpion Onset of local pain and tingling after a scorpion is seen in the area The main symptoms are pain, tingling and numbness at the sting site About 85% cause only local symptoms at ...