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PLAQUEMINES PARISH, La. (WGNO) — You’ve heard of fire ants, but have you heard of crazy ants? They are swarming in Louisiana, especially in Plaquemines Parish. Ecologists say they can be worse than ...

For the record, ant bites aren’t as common as you might think. “All ants can bite but they rarely do unless harassed,” says Jody Gangloff-Kaufmann, Ph.D., associate director of community & urban ...

They get their name from their erratic movements, especially while foraging, and are native to South America but spread to the southern U.S. in the late 1990s. According to the USDA, tawny crazy ants ...

Most ant bites cause swelling, redness, and itching, but are not serious. Fire ant bites can cause a severe allergic reaction called anaphylaxis. If you experience trouble breathing after an ant bite, ...

Yellow crazy ants (Anoplolepis gracilipes) are, to put it simply, one of the more well known aggressive ‘jerks’ of the ant world. And that’s saying a lot for any of the countless number of invasive ...

Q: My husband and I were clearing weeds when I felt a sharp jab on my leg. I thought the weed whacker had kicked up a rock, but it was a bite from a fire ant. The pain was severe, as was the reaction.

What's worse than an ant bite? A fire ant bite. Fire ants, as their name might suggest, are reddish insects with stingers and venom pouches that they may use to attack areas of exposed skin, according ...

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