BRIDGEWATER — Norman Chipman's friends, on vacation in Italy, saw the Bridgewater resident on the news for getting stung by an Asian needle ant. They sent him a frantic text. You've seen the scary ...
Warnings of a potentially dangerous invasive ant have popped up on news sites and social media this week. You’d be forgiven for thinking a new threat had arrived. But this insect, the Asian needle ant ...
People often compare sting stories because these encounters leave a vivid memory. A small insect can create a sharp jolt, and ...
PROVIDENCE, RI — Wondering what it feels like to be stung by an Asian needle ant? I do. Biology professor Jane Waters had invited me to her Providence College lab to video her getting stung by an ...
A.M. SOME INVASIVE PESTS. GET YOUR HAND AWAY. THEY ARE CRAWLING JUST LIKE THAT INTO SEVERAL STATES. THEY ARE CALLED THE ASIAN NEEDLE ANTS, GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN EXPLAINS WHY YOU NEED TO AVOID THEM. THEY ...
A Massachusetts man believed he was stung by an invasive Asian needle ant, but an entomologist said the ant the man saved in a baggie was misidentified and was actually a harmless species. Experts say ...
Asian needle ant stings are less painful than bee stings and comparable to a mosquito bite. The risk of anaphylactic shock from a needle ant sting is similar to that of bees or wasps. A 2019 study ...