Few creatures can tangle with a velvet ant and walk away unscathed. These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have discovered ...
Ant venom research has expanded in recent years, unveiling a multifaceted array of bioactive compounds that serve pivotal roles in defence, predation and social communication. These venoms comprise a ...
Coyote Peterson enters the "Sting Zone" with the Harvester Ant to settle the debate: Do they bite or sting? Watch as hundreds of ants swarm his hands, injecting one of the most toxic venoms on the ...
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Asian Needle Ant population has greatly expanded in North Carolina in the last several years, says an NC State professor. "They're everywhere. They are everywhere at this ...