Velvet ants, equipped with powerful stings and tough ... Microstructures that mimic those found in T. bifurca might increase the panels’ efficiency, capturing more sunlight and converting ...

Müllerian mimicry, a concept first proposed in the 1870s, is a phenomenon where well-defended species have evolved to mimic each other's warning signals to their mutual benefit. For velvet ants, ...

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