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Male driver ants, sometimes known as "sausage flies" (a term also applied to males of New World dorylines) due to their bloated, sausage-like abdomens, are among the largest ant morphs and were originally believed to be members of a different species. Males leave the colony soon after hatching but are drawn to the scent trail left by a column ...
Ant bites tend to be small, swollen bumps that appear in clusters, Kassouf says. Fire ants also sting humans, Frye says, which can cause small pus-filled bumps on the skin, according to the ...
The species typically doesn't bite humans unless provoked, but they do like to make their nests in damp wood—which explains the draw of an often-empty old cabin in the mountains. Truthfully, it ...
Those of us who live in a four-season climate spend all winter dreaming of summertime, but we can't forget about the bug bites. Learn how to identify these eight bug bites for spring Skip to main ...
A spectacular example of the latter is Ptilocnemus lemur, an Australian species in which the adult attacks and eats ants, but the nymph waits until the ant bites the feathery tufts on its hind legs, upon which it whips around and pierces the ant's head with its proboscis, and proceeds to feed. [9]
Many species resemble ants, having a "waist" and glossy black body. Many Sepsidae have a curious wing-waving habit made more apparent by dark patches at the wing end. Many species have a very wide distribution, reflecting the coprophagous habit of most Sepsidae. Some species have been spread over large territories in association with livestock.
Flying ants have a pinched, small waist; whereas termites have a thick waist. The antennas on flying ants are elbowed, meaning they come out to the side and then they bend upwards. Termite ...
Stinging ants cause a cutaneous condition that is different from that caused by biting venomous ants. Particularly painful are stings from fire ants, although the bullet ant's sting is considered by some to be the most painful insect sting. [3]: 450 First aid for fire ant bites includes external treatments and oral medicines. [citation needed]