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

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

There are several wasp species that closely resemble ants, including the velvet ant, which is actually a hairy, wingless wasp. — University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ancient ants found perfectly ...

Less well known is that the velvet ant is not actually an ant at all—it is a type of wingless parasitic wasp. The insect's venom has been found to be painful to a host of creatures, ranging from ...

One wasp in particular makes even the biggest ... although the threat of debilitating pain appears to have left this insect mostly unchallenged, with no known predators. Some species have wings in an ...

There are about 8,000 species in the wasp family Mutillidae. This group is more commonly known as velvet ants, a name that comes from the females' resemblance to large, hairy ants. Velvet ants are ...

Females are wingless and resemble large ... Hymenoptera (sawflies, bees, wasps, and ants). Interestingly, although male velvet ants do have some black patches, these are not ultrablack.