Velvet ants have enormous stingers ― half their body length ― and the research paper focused on the full defense system of ...

As it happens, velvet ants, known colloquially to Brazilians as “sorcerer ants,” are actually a type of wasp, but the females ... For instance, why do male velvet ants not have ultra-black ...

Despite their name and looks, velvet ants are actually wasps. Many of these delightfully fuzzy insects exhibit bright, contrasting shades of black with red, orange or white ... It can be tricky to ...

An eastern variety, called a cow killer, looks like an enormous, bright red ant ... then let it fly away. Only male velvet ants have wings and, of course, male wasps and bees don’t sting.