First, it’s important to note that red ant is a general term referring to color rather than a specific species. Just as there ...

For instance, many of the formicine slave-makers like P. breviceps are red ants that enslave other formicine ants which are black ants. Thus, when one opens a mound and sees red and black ants ...

Despite their name and looks, velvet ants are actually wasps. Many of these delightfully fuzzy insects exhibit bright, contrasting shades of black with red, orange or white. Their bold bodies serve as ...

Ants range in size from the miniscule up to one inch long, and usually appear black, brown, red, or yellow. Ants look much like termites, and the two are often confused. Ants can be identified by ...

A strange invader is marching across the United States, born of two different species. Red fire ants and black fire ants have ...

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

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