Medically reviewed by Sameena Zahoor, MD Key Takeaways Most ant bites cause swelling, redness, and itching, but are not ...

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

Of the more than 12,000 known species of ants living all around the world, about 1,000 can be found in North America. Scientists believe that ant colonies have roamed the planet since the ...

Sam Robinson receives funding from the Australian Research Council, Australian National Health and Medical Research Council and the National Geographic Society. With the start of summer just days away ...