Researchers have identified the behavioral strategies that parasitic cricket species employ to infiltrate and inhabit host ant colonies. Their research demonstrates that these crickets use 'distancing ...

New research has found an insect species with markings that are so black that they’re ‘superblack’ or ‘ultrablack’, absorbing ...

Here are some of the mot common bug, insect and spider bites you might be dealing with — and insect bite pictures to help you figure out what type of creature is responsible. Ticks are so small and ...

Velvet ant venom acts on specific pain pathways in mammals and insects, revealing a unique biological defence mechanism ...

Velvet beans, or Mucuna pruriens, are a tropical legume packed with nutrients and health-promoting compounds. This article delves into the world of velvet beans, highlighting their unique feature ...

Humans aren’t the only species that find it hard to forgive and forget, a new study suggests that ants can learn from past experiences. New research has shown that ants remember their encounters with ...

The revelation left a bad taste in my mouth (Picture: Euan Cherry/BBC/Studio Lambert) Not to be dramatic, but coming of age with a Welsh accent alongside Little Britain still haunts me. The ...

A team of biologists, neurologists and chemists at Indiana University has discovered why the velvet ant's sting is so painful to so many different types of creatures. In their paper published in ...

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 exquisitely ...

Few creatures can tangle with a velvet ant and walk away unscathed. These ground-dwelling insects are not ants, but parasitic wasps known for their excruciating stings. Now researchers have ...

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 ...