The first thing to understand about velvet ants is that they are not ants. They’re wasps, some of which are wingless, and are named in part for their exteriors. About the size of a board-game die, a ...

Honeybees shrink the size of their hive populations in the ... There are parasites, velvet ants and wasps, and blister beetles out to get her. Still, every year, there are neat circles cut out ...

Visitors flock to Arches National Park in Utah to see its unique stone formations. Adventurers may encounter various ...

Food and travel writer Chris Dwyer has spent years criss-crossing the planet in search of the best meals. These are the best dishes he’s encountered everywhere from Michelin restaurants to backstreet ...

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

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 ...

Then he topped himself, and every other filmmaker of the time, with the film-noir-gone-mad genius of “Blue Velvet” (1986). Then came the dread-drenched soap opera of “Twin Peaks” (kicking ...

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

David Lynch, the Oscar-nominated director of films including "Eraserhead," "Blue Velvet" and "Mulholland Drive," and ...