Panda ants have unique markings, but they are actually not related to panda bears or ants: they are a type of wasp!

Antlion Larvae. Image by Юкатан ... orb-weaver spiders to protect themselves against birds and other spider-eating creatures. Eastern Velvet Ant. Image by Andy from …in a little town where everybody ...

Fly maggots that hatch will then slowly decapitate the ant. | Credit: Sanford Porter Within days after hatching, the phorid larva migrates from the thorax into the ant's head; little is known ...

They live by foraging underground for ant larvae and eggs. Because of their small size and non-volant nature, they are frequently undetected even as their range increases. Native to northern ...

Although they look prehistoric and somewhat dangerous, they are completely harmless to humans. Ants and other small insects constitute the primary prey of horned lizards. Touches of irony ...

He’s especially voracious with ant larvae, which Thomas refers to as “pangolin ice cream.” The pangolin has no mouth as such, just a funnel-like snout with a hole through which its long ...

These ants link together to form a living raft, taking queens, workers, eggs and larvae for a ride. The collective body tension allows them to float on the water surface until they find dry ground.