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

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

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

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 ...

One man ended up going to the hospital after taking part in a ritual that involved being repeatedly stung by ants and it went just as well as you would expect. Trying new things from different ...

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

However, some species have diets that are more unusual. Army ants, with their large mandibles and painful stings, may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. Ant colonies are so tightly ...

A Windward Aviation helicopter had gel bait refilled while it was running to save money and time in a joint effort Tuesday to treat an infestation of ants on 150 acres in Nahiku from the air for ...

It takes about 11 times more force to squish a velvet ant than a honeybee. Velvet ants' bodies are also rounded, meaning that attempted bites and stings tend not to do any damage. If the predator ...