The defense system of the velvet ant makes this wasp parasits nearly indestructible.

This Brazilian Velvet Ant Is So Dark That It’s Ultrablack Scientists found that the dark markings on a species of fluffy wasp reflected less than 1 percent of light. Share full article ...

So in short, no; categorically, red velvet is not a “chocolate cake.” The truth is, red velvet has a distinctive flavor/texture personality that is entirely its own; there’s no sense in ...

Origins Like flees and rats that carried the bubonic plague to Europe from Asia in the fourteenth century, two of the four fire ant species arrived in the ...

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

What is red velvet cake? As far as classic cakes go, red velvet cake is one that never fails to impress a crowd. But the reason it's red may surprise you.

Meet the Brazilian Velvet Ant, a Rare ‘Ultra-Black’ Wasp That’s So Dark It Absorbs Almost All Visible Light While the distinctive coloration is thought to be a warning to predators, it also ...

A velvet ant sting is like “hot oil spilling over your hand” – now, scientists have identified molecules in its venom that let it deliver excruciating pain to a variety of other animals ...