A velvet ant sting is like “hot oil spilling over your hand” – now, scientists have identified molecules in its venom that ...

A team of biologists, neurologists and chemists at Indiana University has discovered why the velvet ant's sting is so painful ...

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

But scurrying across this land of extreme whiteness is, paradoxically, one of the darkest animals on Earth: a species of velvet ant known as Traumatomutilla bifurca. With its furry exterior and ...

If the predator still doesn't let up, the painful wallop of a velvet ant's sting usually convinces them to let go. No animal living today is known to specifically target velvet ants, but a 2018 paper ...

BRASILIA, Brazil – A new study has revealed the complex makeup of an ant found in South America that can absorb nearly all visible light. Researchers analyzed the velvet ant’s exoskeleton and ...

About the size of a board game die, one species of velvet ant is known for its distinct black and white markings, which dazzle the eye as the creatures scurry across tropical savanna and a dry ...

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 ...

The animal world goes in hard for impressive colors, from those that blend in perfectly with their surroundings to those born to stand out and seem dressed to impress. However, new research has ...

Fire ants bite and sting with a venom called solenopsin ... There are several wasp species that closely resemble ants, including the velvet ant, which is actually a hairy, wingless wasp.

The resulting pain from a bullet ant sting is said to be extremely intense and feels like you’re “walking over flaming charcoal with a 3-inch nail in your heel.” Interestingly enough ...