Whole streets in Texas are underwater, and social media has filled with images of clumps of floating fire ants ... as 100,000 individual ants, which use their waxy, water-resistant bodies to ...

Experts say riverbank infestations of fire ants are exploding south of Brisbane, and there's a risk the venomous pests could ...

Heavy rains and snap flooding along sections of the Logan River have led to a massive outbreak of the deadly red fire ants, ...

There are serious concerns an invasive pest with a "painful, venomous sting" could sweep many parts of the country if flooding occurs this summer. Thousands of fire ant infestations have been ...

Fire ants are forming rafts to travel on flood waters across storm-ravaged Australia, aiding the spread of one of the world's most invasive species. Considered a super pest, fire ants can cause ...

Fire ants were detected in New South Wales ... Mr Dudgeon said the geography of the area meant it was unlikely ants floating on floodwaters in south-east Queensland would end up across the border.