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Welcome to Dallas, where fire ants become developers

The insect world’s answer to Godzilla, and representatives of America’s 51st through 65th states, members of the separatist Fire Ant Republic, have shown up in Dallas after heavy rain. The ants are not in a good mood.

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Fire Ants And Tarantulas Add To The Woes From Hurricane Dolly

The residents in Texas are trying to get back to normal life after Hurricane Dolly dumped flooding rain on them. Now they are having to deal with the creatures that are swimming in the waters; snakes, tarantulas and fire ants.

In the Media by KJ Mullins - 6 comments

Red Fire Ants are Facing a Deadly Virus

Anyone who has been stung be a red fire ant know the the type of pain caused by their bite, but now red fire ants are facing a potentially deadly virus that could wipe these imported ants out.

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Business turns to ants and algorithms in search for profit

How ants are teaching the world's biggest companies how to behave

Ants remember their enemy's scent

Ants retain the scent of insects they have fought with, enabling the whole colony to collectively "know its enemies", say scientists.

Rare 'supersoldier' ants created in Canadian lab

Canadian researchers have discovered they can induce supersoldier ants — whose bodies react to stress by expanding in size with huge oblong heads and giant vicious jaws — in the Pheidole ant species.

VIDEO: How to stage an 'ant ballet'

Artist and designer Ollie Palmer explains how he has developed technology that he hopes will allow him to stage an "ant ballet".

Watch: Spring Weather: Insect Swarms

Extreme heat brings out bees, ants and ticks.