Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators – the echidna – that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University of ...

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators – the echidna – that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University of ...

When we think of elite athletes, we usually think of humans or animals. But, get ready to see things differently. Bull ants are tiny but mighty. They have the strength of African elephants and work ...

A component in the venom of the Australian giant red bull ant mimics a hormone found in mammals and makes them more sensitive to pain, a finding which could be useful for developing new ways to treat ...

Nocturnal bull ants can use low-level moonlight to navigate at night, according to new research. The study, published today as a Reviewed Preprint in eLife, is described by the editors as important ...

They may have a brain the size of a pinhead and terrible eyesight, but bull ants can navigate at night using even the faintest polarised light emitted by a crescent moon. Light from the sun and the ...