The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world.

Anger ants enough, and they spray formic acid at one another. While often deadly to the insects themselves, Nehring’s team made sure to break up the fights before things got too heated.

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 ...

Protective clothing and gloves suggested Caution: hot liquids Do not eat or drink any of the materials used in this activity Thoroughly wash hands after this activity Gloves Disposal: Neutralize all ...

For instance, an ant sting contains formic acid. There is formic acid in a bee sting too. The table shows common weak acids found in food: Like acids, alkali bottles are labelled with symbols to ...