An eastern variety, called a cow killer, looks like an enormous, bright red ant. It walks around during the day in search of ground-nesting bees and wasps and lays an egg in the nest. A developing ...

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Learning how to kill an ant nest but not your lawn is the key to enjoying months of summer bliss time outdoors in a space that is ant-free, but also lush and healthy. Our home and backyard pros ...

If even a single ant discovers a valuable resource in your home, it can quickly share that information with its nest mates ... Insecticidal baits can kill ant colonies, but before you deploy ...

If even a single ant discovers a valuable resource in your home, it can quickly share that information with its nest mates ... Insecticidal baits can kill ant colonies, but before you deploy ...

This may be a type of convergent evolution. On the whole, however, these ants are defined by their wanderlust. They do not construct permanent nests. Instead, the colonies move together ...