Tag Archive for 'Fire ant'

The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta). Image credit: Alex Wild / University of Texas Insects Unlocked program.

Entomologists Find Population of Invasive Red Fire Ants in Italy

Sep 12, 2023 by News Staff

The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta) is one of the worst invasive alien species and the fifth costliest worldwide, impacting ecosystems, agriculture...

Photographs of worker ants of Myrmica rubra (a), Lasius niger (b) and Camponotus modoc (c) that were used to prepare test stimuli, and of subadult female spiders of Steatoda grossa (d), Latrodectus hesperus (e), Eratigena agrestis (f) and Araneus diadematus (g) that were tested in lab experiments. Scale bar - 1 mm. Image credit: Fischer et al., doi: 10.1098/rsos.210279.

Some Spiders Can Sniff Out Their Natural Predators, New Study Reveals

Jun 3, 2021 by News Staff

Several species of spiders avoid building webs near European fire ants (Myrmica rubra) by sensing the chemicals they give off in the environment, according...

When faced with the risk of drowning, black imported fire ants (Solenopsis richteri) used sand to siphon liquid food out of containers. Image credit: Zhou et al.

Black Imported Fire Ants Adapt Tool Use to Avoid Drowning

Oct 8, 2020 by News Staff

Black imported fire ants (Solenopsis richteri) have the remarkable ability to adapt its tool use: when provided with small containers of sugar water, they...