Ant bites and stings are more common than you think. Learn which ants are relatively harmless and which you should avoid at ...

A new fungus, Gibellula attenboroughii, was discovered on spiders in Irish caves. It changes their behavior, similar to ...

As night fell across a remote region of northern Australia, a “velvet” creature emerged from a pile of rocks. Its hard-to-reach habitat and camouflaged coloring helped it go largely unnoticed — until ...

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

Dr. Harry Evans, Emeritus Fellow at CAB International, led scientists—including from the Natural History Museum of Denmark ...

The engineering and defensive skills of red wood ants help the endangered species transcend its small stature in the natural world. Droves of ants spray formic acid produced by a venom gland at ...

An ant that disappears into the forest floor, a bird that demands attention from mates—for these animals, an inky black ...

A velvet ant bite like “hot oil from the deep fryer” delivers an array of peptides that inflicts pain on insects and mammals alike.

Black ants are the only species likely to venture indoors. They don't live in houses but are just foraging for food. Blocking entrances and hiding sugary substances will often prevent an invasion. You ...

The ants had created a network of interconnected nests that covered an area of over 370 acres. Yellow crazy ants are an invasive species known for their aggressive behavior and ability to displace ...

Films like “Blue Velvet” and “Mulholland Drive” aren ... (That ear, crawling with ants, is one of Lynch’s most indelible images in a career full of them.) The discovery leads Jeffrey ...

Then he topped himself, and every other filmmaker of the time, with the film-noir-gone-mad genius of “Blue Velvet” (1986). Then came the dread-drenched soap opera of “Twin Peaks” (kicking ...