An Arizona insect holds the Guinness World Record for most toxic insect venom. You might be surprised, but this little bug ...

A Georgia family whose two-year-old daughter suffered a fatal allergic reaction to ant bites is suing a local hospital after claiming her death was preventable. Toddler Maya Getahun was playing in ...

Kids are often unable to understand when a dog is uncomfortable, and most dog bites happen to children under 7 years old. Beaver advises that children should only be around dogs when supervised ...

Bee, wasp, yellow jacket, hornet, and fire ant are the insect stings that most often trigger allergic reactions. But most people aren't allergic to insect stings and may mistake a normal sting ...

Fire ants are the leading cause of anaphylaxis triggered by Hymenoptera insect stings in the United States. Fire ant (FA) venom-associated anaphylaxis is a significant and growing healthcare burden in ...

Most common home-invading ants do not sting and are pretty harmless. They can usually be redirected simply by removing their food source. Ants are nature's clean-up crew, tirelessly scavenging ...

“We also have Argentine ants in North Carolina, which are a species that create these massive colonies,” said Hayes. “They don’t sting, but they can be incredibly pesky and hard to deal with.

The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may appreciate the attached.” The attachment was a scientific paper ...

there's a huge risk of them spreading and getting out of control." As fire ants are already reported to sting pets and humans, it’s essential that this issue becomes a priority within national ...

These ants pose a significant risk not only to public health—due to their painful stings—but also to local ecosystems, which is why numerous households face a future burden of $580 million annually ...