Tawny crazy ants pick fights with fire ants and win, thanks to a previously unknown way of detoxifying fire ant venom. This detox trick could help explain why these crazy ants can vanquish the red ...

PAULINA, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Winds gusted up to 50 mph Saturday on the nearly month-old Crazy Creek Fire, but containment lines held and crews reached 93% containment, allowing Crook County emergency ...

If you’ve ever been attacked by red imported fire ants, you can likely attest that these tiny insects have a nasty defense mechanism. When threatened, fire ants inject or dab their enemy with a potent ...

It’s the first known example of an insect with the ability to detoxify another insect’s venom. Crazy ants (on the right) coat themselves with formic acid to ...

Highlights: Critically low humidity fueled an increase in fire behavior across the eastern flank of the Crazy Creek Fire in the afternoon Tuesday, resulting in numerous spots across the line and ...

It seems only appropriate that as people become crazier, ants should too. So I bring news of the insect world mirroring the path of human development, as it heads toward the infinite cliff. Once upon ...

Hoping to underscore his point about a new pestilence that has arrived in Central Texas, ant researcher Edward LeBrun pointed to a Mason jar in his office. The jar looked like it was filled with ...

A photo taken by a firefighter battling the Beaver Creek Fire near the Colorado-Wyoming border is getting quite the attention online. The photo shows a “fire whirl” and was taken on Sunday by Charles ...

Invasive "crazy ants" are rapidly displacing fire ants in areas across the southeastern US by secreting a compound that neutralizes fire ant venom, according to a new study. It's the first known ...