The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor ... looks like an enormous, bright red ant. It walks around during the day ...

The carpenter ant sprays the open bite with formic acid ... “no-see-ums”) can make tiny bites that can burn and leave big red ...

Ants range in size from the miniscule up to one inch long, and usually appear black, brown, red, or yellow ... of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin.

Not to be confused with termites, ants are between 1/16-inch and two inches in length with big ... sting or bite, but not all. Most of the time bites and stings may be painful (from leafcutters ...

Originally from South America, the red imported fire ant, or Solenopsis invicta, is one of the world’s most invasive species. Its venomous sting causes pustules and allergic reactions and is ...

Considered to be one of the world's most invasive species, fire red ants can deliver a bite or sting that causes ... "Finding this species in Italy was a big surprise," said Mattia Menchetti ...