W hile both fire ants and red ants are red in color, they are not interchangeable. One major difference between them is the pain they cause. Fire ants are infamous for their painf ...

Fire and water do not normally mix. But when it comes to these imported fire ants, water is not a problem. In this ...

The red imported fire ants are reddish-brown in color with workers varying in size from 1/16 to 1/5 of an inch. The ants are aggressive when disturbed and form large mounds in open areas.

Red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) These smallish insects first hitched a ride to Alabama in the early 20th century, and the ant has quickly spread throughout the South since then. The ...

Native fire ants and argentine ants appear similar to red imported fire ants in size and color but the quickest way to differentiate them is by their "aggressive behavior," Taravati told ABC News.

Climate change is making fire ants a hot topic in Florida. But our efforts to tame them may only be scratching the surface.

The fire ants exploit this phenomenon to protect their queen. The larvae, pupae and worker ants are brought together, then interlock their legs and jaws to form a large raft that dips in slightly ...

Over the past century, red fire ants have spread throughout much of the United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, China and Australia. Last year, they were spotted in Europe for the first time.

Red fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland, with the extreme weather threatening a countrywide spread of the highly invasive species.