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

The venom can also cause kidney failure in severe cases. Actually a wasp, the velvet ant is known for its painful sting, earning it the nickname “cow killer.” Though intense, the sting’s pain is short ...

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 ...

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 ...

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