Velvet ants have enormous stingers ― half their body length ― and the research paper focused on the full defense system of ...

Despite their name and looks, velvet ants are actually wasps. Many of these delightfully fuzzy insects exhibit bright, contrasting shades of black with red, orange or white. Their bold bodies serve as ...

The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may appreciate the attached.” The attachment was a scientific paper ...

The Scarlet Velvet Ant, which is actually a type of wasp, has a sting so painful that it feels like hot oil spilling over ...

What's black and white and red all over? It might be a velvet ant. But discerning which one could be head-scratching challenge. It's a challenge made much easier, however, by a new field guide ...