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Australia’s native meat ants are struggling. Invasive species of foreign ants have a foothold on the continent, and are increasingly outcompeting their native rivals for territory. Beyond simple ...

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. ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Invasive Species Council (ISC) has raised concerns about this unusual rafting behaviour as Australia prepares for more ...

They are builders, miners, carpenters and farmers. And despite a mostly undeserved reputation for being a stinging pest, Australian ants do an extraordinary amount of environmental heavy lifting.

Australian animals are good at stinging and biting, and our amazing bull ants contribute to that. AMONG THE WORLD’S largest ants, they will readily punish anyone who loiters near their nest. Their ...

MELBOURNE, Australia — An environmental group has issued a warning about the invasive threat posed by fire ants, which have been documented forming “rafts” in floodwaters to access new territory amid ...

CNN) — 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 ...