Lizards that do or do not share space with invasive fire ants will react differently to this scenario. Tracy Langkilde and Travis Robbins, CC BY-ND An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a ...

Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard’s immune system to be stung by the ants, according to a new study by researchers at Penn State. The study comprehensively assessed how the immune system ...

Some lizards in the eastern U.S. have adapted to invasive fire ants--which can bite, sting, and kill lizards--reversing geographical trends in behavioral and physical traits used to avoid predators. A ...

Invasive red fire ants from South America have become a major pest in southwestern U.S., bringing their stinging venom and crop-destroying ways. In this edition of Field Talk, we catch up with Tracy ...

Some lizards in the eastern U.S. have adapted to invasive fire ants—which can bite, sting, and kill lizards—reversing geographical trends in behavioral and physical traits used to avoid predators. A ...

When my grandson Parker was 11 years old, he called me from a coastal island with exciting news. Problem was I took the call outside a restaurant with people jabbering and at a spot where I had a ...

Piece GRS-Ref-28627 with Oculudentavis naga Bolet et al. (A) Virtual representation of Oculudentavis in frontolateral view (arrows show the place where the soft tissues were already partially consumed ...

Ants may be pesky to humans. But they are deadly to lizards. Two papers published in February suggest that a severe decline in coastal horned lizards in Southern California is due to the proliferation ...

Well, the season of fall planting and landscaping is upon us. All about town residents can be seen working diligently in their yards to improve the landscape. Unbeknownst to most people, there is a ...

Funding was provided in part by the National Science Foundation. Tracy Langkilde receives funding from The Pennsylvania State University. An eastern fence lizard basking in the sun feels a small red ...

Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard's immune system to be stung by the ants, according to a new study. Eating fire ants might prepare a lizard's immune system to be stung by the ants, according to ...

Some lizards in the eastern U.S. have adapted to invasive fire ants -- which can bite, sting, and kill lizards -- reversing geographical trends in behavioral and physical traits used to avoid ...