Although they are commonly called ants, these red animals are parasitoid wasps. Their common name arises due to the unique nature of the species. Female red velvet ants are wingless and have a solid, ...

The director himself came off as almost performatively normal. Masterpieces like “Eraserhead” and “Mulholland Drive” said otherwise. By Manohla Dargis It felt fitting that my city was ...

Shutterstock A hiker’s paradise… and a critter’s playground. When you hike through Arizona’s beautiful desert, you’re walking through one of North America’s most incredible outdoor habitats. But ...

Adult female Brazilian velvet ant (Traumatomutilla bifurca) shows off her superblack patches. ... [+] (Credit: copyright: Nicole Desnoyers. Image appears here with kind permission.) An ...

And in velvet ants, the answer may be multi-fold. Female velvet ants are parasites of certain species of wasps and bees, seeking out their nests and laying eggs on the helpless pupae. And when ...

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

Despite its name, the Velvet Ant is actually a wingless wasp. Found in the US, its sting is extremely painful and has earned it the nickname “Cow Killer.” Their sting is potent but not fatal.

In the animal kingdom, scarlet velvet ants are known to deliver some of the most excruciatingly painful stings. These insects live on the ground, but they are not actually ants at all. Instead ...

The fast food chain will add the Red Velvet Cake Blizzard Treat and the Red Velvet Blizzard Cupid Cake to menus nationwide Dairy Queen Valentine’s Day is coming early! Dairy Queen is bringing ...

She is the third Red Velvet member to do so in recent years. “Joy has completed her contract renewal based on the trust she has built with SM over many years, and will continue her activities ...

Red Velvet’s Joy has renewed her contract with SM Entertainment! On January 14, SM officially announced, “Joy has completed her contract renewal with SM, built on the trust we have established ...