If you go down to the woods today, you’re sure of a big surprise ... or red wood ants are the largest of the 51 native ant species in Britain, workers measuring one-third of an inch and the queens ...

The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may ...

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.

Once you’ve gotten away from the red ant hill and removed as many of the ants from your body as possible, assess the bites and apply first aid. Start by gently cleansing the area with soap and ...