What’s red and black and fuzzy all over? A velvet ant. But don’t be fooled by its allure or name. It’s actually a wasp, and the ladies pack a wallop of a sting. Two weeks ago, a velvet ant – or ...

Ants are a nuisance to many homeowners, and most people don’t hesitate to reach out to their local exterminators to get rid of them. Many of us assume all ants are the same. However, when comparing ...

An ant colony, made up of many thousands of individuals, actually functions more like one giant organism. Ants use their unified strength to build bridges, raft across rivers and even wage war on ...

LIVERPOOL, England, Sept. 8 (UPI) --Ants in colder environs tend to be bigger and darker in color, while ants in warmer climes are typically smaller and paler in color. That's the conclusion of a new ...

Ants may use the corners of their nest as 'toilets,' according to a new study. Little research has been done on ant sanitary behavior, so the authors of this study conducted an experiment to determine ...

These ants can't ever be self-conscious about what they eat! Their transparent abdomens reflect what they've ingested. Realizing this, photographer and scientist Mohamed Babu captured these amazing ...

For a food chemistry class project, one of Lilian Were Senger’s students baked cookies. Instead of using peanut butter, she opted for sunflower-seed butter. Fresh out of the oven, the cookies looked ...

Seen below is a lovable ant quenching its thirst for sugar water. Brightly colored sugar water prepared by Mohamed Babu for a special photo op he devised. We’re not sure if the resulting gallery is ...