fire ants

These insect transplants have the potential to wreak economic havoc by outcompeting native insects and destroying crops.

The invasive insects weathered extreme climatic conditions by banding together and riding out Hurricane Harvey's flood waters.

Explore the many facets of this invasive species.

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research

Researchers identify a chromosome in ants that influences colony social structure and, much like the mammalian Y sex chromosome, doesn’t recombine.