While ants purchasing books online is undoubtedly bizarre, some species are known to infest and destroy electronic devices. Tawny crazy ants — a South American species that has invaded the ...

While rasberry crazy ants pose a very real threat to gardens, wildlife, and even home appliances, early action and consistent non-toxic pest control techniques can help keep them in check.

They bite, excrete acid, asphyxiate their prey and create huge super colonies that are hard to kill. What to know ...

In 2007, scientists studied the genomes of yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) and found, to their surprise, that males had mixed genetics as if they had two parents.

Facebook X Reddit Email Save. Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) are, to put it simply, one of the more well known aggressive ‘jerks’ of the ant world.And that’s saying a lot for any ...

In 2014, scientists discovered that crazy ants could survive exposure to fire ant venom 98 percent of the time by using their own formic acid to detoxify the venom.

Crazy ants are still popping up in the Houston area, but not nearly on the same scale as a decade ago. “Quite frankly, I’m pretty good at knocking out a population,” Rasberry says.

Longhorn crazy ants, named for their jerky and erratic movements, may seem chaotic, but they are actually very cooperative and efficient at retrieving food. A new study shows that through ...

Ants don’t choose a leader, said Feinerman, a professor at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel. Imagine, he said, you’re helping move furniture, and you’re in a position where you ...

First, there were fire ants. Then there were killer bees. Now, get ready for crazy ants. Also known as "Rasberry ants," after the exterminator who discovered them, the insects have marched in ...