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

As it happens, velvet ants, known colloquially to Brazilians as “sorcerer ants,” are actually a type of ... which includes more than 150,000 species of ants, wasps, sawflies and bees.

There are several wasp species that closely resemble ants, including the velvet ant, which is actually a hairy, wingless wasp. — University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ancient ants found perfectly ...

Despite their name and looks, velvet ants are actually wasps. Many of these delightfully fuzzy ... There are about 8,000 species in the wasp family Mutillidae. This group is more commonly known as ...

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

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

Female velvet ants lay eggs on the pupae of other species. When their eggs hatch ... ‘There is also a lot of sugar at pubs and picnics. Adult wasps don’t live very long, so they don’t really need ...

They're wasps, some of which are wingless, and are named in part for their fluffy exteriors. About the size of a board game die, one species ... on female velvet ants were actually ultrablack ...