An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

An international team of scientists recently published detailed studies of a Brazilian species of velvet ant that they discovered to have superblack, or ultrablack, patches. An ultrablack ...

A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

Velvet ants use venom to target mammals and insects differently Study uncovers tailored venom mechanisms across species Scarlet velvet ants show advanced defence ...

Ants may seem harmless, but some species pose serious threats due to their venom, aggressive behavior, or destructive habits.

In the animal kingdom, scarlet velvet ants are known to deliver some of the most excruciatingly painful stings. These insects live on the ground, but they are not actually ants at all. Instead ...

They have a stable global population of over 100 million, so they are considered of Least concern by the IUCN. The red velvet ant is an insect species native to the eastern United States, ranging from ...