For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community & urban ...

Warnings of a potentially dangerous invasive ant have popped up on news sites and social media this week. You’d be forgiven for thinking a new threat had arrived. But this insect, the Asian needle ant ...

For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community & urban ...

Most ant bites cause swelling, redness, and itching, but are not serious. Fire ant bites can cause a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. If you experience trouble breathing after an ant bite, ...

The dangerous Asian needle ant is spreading. An invasive venomous ant with a potentially deadly bite is spreading throughout the United States. The venomous Asian needle ant is spreading throughout ...

If the name “Asian needle ant” sounds slightly ominous, it should. The Brachyponera chinensis, or Asian needle ant, is only 3/16 of an inch long, but its bite can cause anaphylactic shock, which can ...

The Maricopa harvester ant, native to Arizona and the southwest U.S., holds the world record for most toxic insect venom. Although its venom is potent, the ant is relatively docile and stings are not ...

A subspecies of ant native to China and Japan has emerged in Eastern and Southern states, including the Mid-South, after “being relatively unnoticed for many years,” the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

An invasive ant is crawling its way across the country and is now found in 20 states. Be careful if you see them. The ants can cause a potentially deadly reaction for some people when they’re stung.

The Asian needle ant, an invasive insect known for its painful and potentially deadly bite, is spreading across the United States, according to officials. The invasive ants were first discovered in ...

WASHINGTON — An invasive species of ant has made its way to nearly 20 states in the U.S., raising fears that the species could spread across the country with its potentially deadly stings. Asian ...