The scarlet velvet ant is very well known for its extremely painful sting. Less well known is that the velvet ant is not actually an ant at all—it is a type of wingless parasitic wasp. The ...

the researchers propose that the wasps’ ultra-black is related to protection from predators. Velvet ants are already known as “indestructible insects” because of their painful stings ...

It's considered about as painful as the warrior wasp's sting, and slightly more painful than that of a velvet ant. Tarantula hawks are fairly docile unless provoked, although the threat of ...

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

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

lizards and shrews), only one wasp was successfully consumed. How painful is a velvet ant's sting? A velvet ant's defensive sting is delivered through a stinger that is up to half the length of its ...

Despite their name, velvet ants aren’t ants at all. They comprise a diverse group of more than 7,000 solitary wasp species ... with their extremely painful stings) but their coloration may ...

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