Fire ants will cost the Gold Coast almost $180 million a year unless contained according to a council briefing, as a new hot zone map shows the pests reaching Mudgeeraba and Robina.

Fire ants will cost the Gold Coast almost $180 million a year unless contained according to a council briefing, as a new hot zone map shows the pests reaching Mudgeeraba and Robina.

Fire Ant Outcompetes Other Species, Even In Its Native Habitat Date: July 14, 2009 Source: USDA/Agricultural Research Service Summary: Even in its native Argentina, the fire ant wins in head-to ...

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.

Fire ants are native to South America, coming from floodplains near the Paraguay River, so they already know how to handle waters. They form a large raft with their bodies, ...

Fire ants are native to South America, and have previously been detected at every capital city port in Australia, except Tasmania, but were eliminated. They were first detected in Australia in 2001.

Video footage from a new series captures thousands of fire ants building a floating raft to save the colony from drowning in a swimming pool. When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

The gopher tortoise, Gopherus polyphemus Daudin, is endemic to the southeastern US, where its populations are declining primarily due to habitat destruction. Tortoises are preyed upon by many species, ...

The number of people stung by red fire ants in Australia has increased significantly in past weeks, with 23 people requiring hospital treatment since the beginning of March, according to national ...

This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special fiftieth-anniversary issue. Read about the other icons that have defined Texas since 1973. When Solenopsis invicta, a.k.a. the red imported fire ...