Detainees described harsh conditions at Alligator Alcatraz, pitched as a new model for holding migrants ensnared in President ...

Is this a fire ant? Tawny ants in Florida number in the millions, asphyxiate their prey, create huge supercolonies that are ...

The mosquitoes are as big as elephants," La Figura declared.Fellow detainees supported La Figura's statements, alleging the ...

The stories relayed this week to Miami Herald reporters by the wives of detainees at Alligator Alcatraz painted a bad picture ...

The Florida Python Challenge 2025 will award $25,000 in prizes, with the top prize being $10,000. The competition is being organized in conjunction with the South Florida Water Management District, ...

Florida, land of the giant invasive snail, and the giant invasive python, is also home to a giant, indigenous mosquito, which may come out in force this summer, if the rains are just right.

Florida is no stranger to exotic animals making their way to the Sunshine State, but one bug made history after being one of the first of its species to be found here.

It's hard not to bug out, especially if you're Florida homeowner David Coleman, who's had to live with hundreds of giant orange grasshoppers hopping around in his yard in San Carlos Park.

The snails were declared eradicated twice in Florida, first in 1975 after being spotted in 1969, and a second time in 2021, after being seen in Miami-Dade County in 2011, according to state officials.

TAMPA, Fla. — Over the weekend, "Murder Hornets" were trending on social media. The correct name is the Giant Asian Hornet. These insects are native to Japan and South Korea. The first sighting ...