Authorities are investigating how fire ants came to be at a rural subdivision but say it is likely they arrived in mulch, plants, turf or soil.

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Imagine a small, rare and endangered lizard or bird is hatching out of its egg. If there is a fire ant nest 150 metres downwind, then within minutes the fire ants will smell the little creature ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Share COHUTTA, Ga. (AP) — A fire killed three young children and two adults as it tore through a home ...

Ants use odours to distinguish between members of their own nest and those from other nests. Each nest has its own specific scent. Previous studies have already shown that ants behave aggressively ...

After being attacked by ants from a particular nest, ants behave more aggressively towards others from that same nest. A team led by evolutionary biologist Volker Nehring is investigating the ...