If you're dreaming of the perfect summer vacation, one element certain to be excluded from that scenario would be an allergic ...

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

Standing just over an inch in length, the bullet ant may not seem intimidating at first glance. However, its reputation precedes it. In the lush tropical rainforests of Central and South America, ...

Emma Raducanu has become the latest victim of Australia’s famously hostile wildlife − although it was not spiders or snakes in her case, but rather “jumping ants”. During a day off practice in ...

While not common, bug bites can occasionally cause bruising. This tends to happen with flying insects or those that bury themselves deep in your skin. Bug bites are a fact of life, especially if ...

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 ...

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Participants were tasked with moving a large T-shaped object The researchers designed two sets of mazes to accommodate both ants and humans The ants used were Paratrechina longicornis, commonly known ...

Researchers from the University of NSW and Surf Life Saving Australia analysed the number of bluebottle stings and beaching events at Coogee, Maroubra and Clovelly beaches between 2016 and 2020.

HONG KONG—It took the promise of access to contraband, an FBI front company and help from Fiji, but they got their man: U.S. investigators, in a tricky sting operation, picked off a supplier of ...

While blowing your nose is a common way to help clear nasal congestion, apparently, you could be doing it wrong. Yup, there’s a right way to blow your nose. Some are forceful with their nose ...

Now, an interesting new study reveals some unexpected findings about group problem-solving abilities across species, specifically comparing how ants and humans tackle complex spatial challenges.