Add ants to the list of animals that can fly. Worker ants, the wingless kind. Scientists call it gliding, or directed aerial descent. But just as one might say that flying squirrels fly, so do a type ...

Taking to the skies for what is often referred to as their “nuptial flight,” a flying ant (AKA winged or swarming ant) is a reproducing member of the species, or what entomologists call an “alate.” A ...

For most of us, this insect is hard to understand. It is called a "cow killer", but it doesn't kill cows. It is called a "velvet ant", but it is not an ant. And to make things more difficult, this ...

Flying ants may seem more formidable than their tiny ant counterparts. Interestingly, though, flying ants—also known as swarmers or alates—aren’t actually a different variety of ant at all. They’re ...

Summer is here, which brings out all the seasonal bugs and insects. Whether it’s mosquitoes in your yard or a fruit fly infestation, it seems there’s no escaping those pesky bugs. And just when we ...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WSBT) — Some areas are seeing a lot more bugs than usual. An expert at at Rum Village says that people have been seeing them in well populated areas. He says they are probably flying ...

The much-maligned "flying ant day", a summer phenomenon in Britain and Ireland, is poised to return as warmer weather persists across the UK. Swarms of winged black garden ants, typically Lasius niger ...

A fly lays an egg inside an unsuspecting victim walking in the woods on a sunny day. Soon the egg matures and moves into the head of its prey, taking bodily control before turning the prey into a ...

GALT (CBS13) - There's a pesky problem plaguing Galt. Several residents are dealing with ants swarming their properties and swimming pools. CBS13 asked an expert about what's drawing the pests in and ...

The much-loathed 'flying ant day', a summer phenomenon, is set to return to Britain and Ireland as warmer weather persists across the UK. Swarms of winged black garden ants, typically Lasius niger, ...