There are other naturally occurring acids, such as formic acid in ant bites and hydrochloric acid in our stomachs. Industrially, sulfuric acid is used in mineral processing, nitric acid for ...

It was meant to be the trip of a lifetime. Best friends Holly Bowles and Bianca Jones were backpacking through Southeast Asia ...

When ants bite humans, it grabs the skin and also sprays a compound called formic acid, Frye explains. Ant bites tend to be small, swollen bumps that appear in clusters, Kassouf says. Fire ants ...

Droves of ants spray formic acid produced by a venom gland at the end of their abdomen to ward off a perceived threat. In this case, it was photographer Ingo Arndt who had an assistant purposely ...

Ants may seem harmless, but some species pose serious threats due to their venom, aggressive behavior, or destructive habits.

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 ...

Ants — yes, ants — could protect apples, nuts, cocoa, and other beloved crops from disease and climate change.

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.