(Much like termites, which cause far more severe damage ... For example, ants have a variety of biological defenses. Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin.

Like termites, carpenter ants can weaken structural ... Most of the time bites and stings may be painful (from leafcutters and red fire ants especially) but they are rarely serious.

There was man, of course. Chimpanzees used rocks to break open hard-shelled food, sticks to feed on termites and ants, and leaves for wiping their bodies and drinking. A gorilla had been seen ...

As unpleasant as a nest of mice or rats in your woodpile may be, termites and carpenter ants are arguably the bigger ... take ...