A widespread invasive ant species is posing a significant threat to native Australian butterflies. Research conducted on the periphery of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area in northeastern ...

Australia’s native meat ants are struggling. Invasive species of foreign ants have a foothold on the continent, and are increasingly outcompeting their native rivals for territory. Beyond sim… ...

Ants have been observed behaving in unusual ways in Western Australia, doing work that is normally the domain of bees. A West Australian species of plant known as Conospermum, or smokebush have ...

1. Australia has a long tradition of eating insects. We have a growing appetite for eating insects. A report from 2006 found 20% of surveyed Australians say they’re keen to eat a witjuti grub ...

A collaboration between Adelaide Hills Distillery and the Indigenous-owned food supplier Something Wild, Australian Green Ant Gin incorporates the surprisingly citrusy notes of the ants, balanced ...

Native to South America, the ants were first spotted in Queensland in February. Since then, nests have been found at 737 sites in 36 Brisbane suburbs, covering an area of around 40,000 hectares.

Now, two South Australian distilleries have independently released green-ant gins.Applewood Distillery’s Green Ant Gin is also infused with lemon aspen, desert limes and blood limes. Adelaide Hills ...

FILE - Fire ants are shown clinging together in the floodwaters of Vicksburg, Miss., March 13, 2018. Australian officials are examining the potential impact of invasive fire ants, which were first ...