And, according to a study led by Lopez and published earlier this month in the Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, velvet ants have another claim to fame: The black parts of females possess a ...

Not all carpenter ants (Camponotus spp.) are black. But the two species you’re most likely to find in North America — the Eastern carpenter ant (Camponotus pennsylvanicus) and the Western one ...

Researchers have published a surprising study in Science Journal, revealing an ecological shift in East Africa's savannas involving the "big-headed" ant and its impact on the giant African lion's ...