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

with the smaller ants that surround her tending to her every need. The life cycle of ants is described; the queen lays the eggs which hatch into larvae and then change to become the ants in the ...

Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service entomologist provides Australians with Texas-based expertise on eradicating fire ants.