New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...

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 exquisitely ...

Another species, the yellow crazy ant (Anoplolepis gracilipes ... There are several wasp species that closely resemble ants, including the velvet ant, which is actually a hairy, wingless wasp.

The species in question is Traumatomutilla bifurca, a type of velvet ant – which is, somewhat confusingly, actually a species of wasp. Some of these wasps don't have any wings, but they do have ...

It's best to leave them alone and watch these animals from a distance. Velvet ants are often brightly coloured, commonly featuring red, orange, yellow, black and white. Their striking colours are ...