Lake Eyre in the Australian Outback.Key PointKati Thanda–Lake Eyre only makes an appearance once in a generation, when conditions are just right. Thanks to some recent floods, the lake is now full of ...

In Brisbane, Australia in 2001 ... Red imported fire ants, Solenopsis invicta, feed on a drop of honey at the Dallas Zoo. This species is amongst the most widespread and ecologically devastating.

And despite a mostly undeserved reputation for being a stinging pest, Australian ants do an extraordinary amount of environmental heavy lifting. While several high-profile invasive ant species ...

A newly discovered "hell ant" fossil may be the oldest ant ever found, scientists say. This fossilized insect was unearthed in what is now northeastern Brazil and lived around 113 million years ...

It also offers some insight into unusual features in ant species of this period that didn’t survive the mass extinction that ended the dinosaur era, the researchers said. Today, ants are one of ...

Australia’s first fire ant infestation was in 2001, according to the country’s Invasive Species Council (ISC). Modeling by the ISC suggests fire ants will spread to “every corner of ...

Unusually large funnel-web males were brought to the Australian Reptile Park as part of the venom program, which led researchers to begin comparing the species. Kane Christian received the large ...

Bob Strauss is a science writer and the author of several books, including "The ... as "endangered" by the IUCN. Ants clock in at over 10,000 different species, so you'd think naturalists would ...

There is a reason wasps are the inspiration for so many sci-fi books and films – many species ... North America has many large and colourful velvet ants, but we also have our fair share of beautiful ...

Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team.