One man ended up going to the hospital after taking part in a ritual that involved being repeatedly stung by ants and it went just as well as you would expect. Trying new things from different ...

The sting of a female velvet ant is one of the most painful in the animal kingdom. Now, researchers have discovered that these insects have multiple proteins in their venom that make it ...

The pain can last up to 12 hours, which is why the bullet ant is also known as the "24-hour ant" in Venezuela ...

These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have discovered that the wasps don’t dole out pain the same way to all species.

The pain from a bullet ant sting lasts up to 24 hours ... it causes extreme pain. It is a distraction big enough to give the wasp a chance to get away to safety. Tarantula hawks are found across South ...

However, some species have diets that are more unusual. Army ants, with their large mandibles and painful stings, may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. Ant colonies are so tightly ...