Fire ants swarm fast and sting hard. If you step on a nest, leave the area immediately, brush the ants off instead of ...

Many Boston residents encountered an unwelcome sight this week: swarms of flying ants. The bugs splattered cars, flew up noses, and, in one reported case, fell into a man's frappe outside a J.P. Licks ...

Taking to the skies for what is often referred to as their “nuptial flight,” a flying ant (AKA winged or swarming ant) is a reproducing member of the species, or what entomologists call an “alate.” A ...

There are over 12,000 species of ants. Most are seen as pests that invade homes and take over pantries in their search for food. The majority of these ants are found marching on the floor, up walls, ...

This past week in my office, our summer interns wouldn’t go into their office because of numerous flies all over the place. They were not flies but rather swarming ants. Perhaps you have seen these ...

Flying ants may seem more formidable than their terrestrial counterparts. Interestingly, though, flying ants—also known as swarmers or alates—aren’t actually a specific variety of ant at all. Flying ...

Q: Are the big swarms of bugs that form after the big summer rains ants or termites? I know that you can identify them by the number or size of their segments or something like that but this seems ...

This is a specimen of a winged dark rover ant. Oishi said an abundance of swarming ants is typical of the season, but added that the fluctuation of the El Nino/La Nina cycle can lead to a stronger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. -Credit:Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo (Colin Lane/Liverpool Echo) Wildlife experts in North Wales have warned that swarms of flying ...