Fire ants might be the scourge of southern states like Georgia and Texas, but scientifically, they are endlessly fascinating as an example of collective behavior. A few fire ants spaced well apart ...

Drop a clump of 100,000 fire ants in a pond of water – or flood a huge area of Texas that’s infested with fire ants and drive them out of their nests in large groups. In minutes the clump will flatten ...

The next time you’re outside, look down. Odds are, you might spot one of Earth’s estimated 20 quadrillion ants scurrying around. Depending on where you are, you may detect an Argentine ant. It might ...

So far we don't have fire ants here in Oregon. I am glad of that. Also no burmese pythons, or africanized bees. Or drop bears, only black bears, and cougars. We do however, have our fair share of ...

Craig Tovey is Professor of Industrial & Systems Engineering and Co-Director of the Center for Biologically Inspired Design at Georgia Institute of Technology Drop a clump of 100,000 fire ants in a ...