Compared with other ultrablack animals, female velvet ants are darker than the common birdwing butterfly, the only other ...

The first thing to understand about velvet ants is that they are not, in fact, ants. They're wasps, some of which are wingless, and are named in part for their fluffy exteriors.

“Color affects our perception of foods,” she ... His favorite were leaf-cutting ants called chicatana ants. “They have a very unique, nutty, smoky kind of flavor—and they’re a little ...

Wasps aren’t normally admired for their looks, but one species—Traumatomutilla bifurca, a Brazilian velvet ant—is unlike any ...

Flying ants and termites are not the same thing. Here are the differences and what you can do about an infestation.

Anyone who has dealt with ants in the kitchen knows that ants are highly social creatures; it's rare to see one alone. Humans are social creatures too, even if some of us enjoy solitude.

Researchers have uncovered a species of ants in South America that actually stems from the wasp family. These ants have a ...

TERRO T300B is liquid ant baits that work in the home. It can handle common household ants. Your task is to find areas where foraging ants gather. They will take the bait back to the nest and ...

“Color affects our perception of foods,” she says ... got a taste for edible insects when he visited food markets in Oaxaca, Mexico. His favorite were leaf-cutting ants called chicatana ants. “They ...

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Desert ants of the species Cataglyphis nodus have an extraordinary talent for navigating their sparse and featureless habitats, and now, scientists have uncovered a surprising twist: these ants use ...