While the distinctive coloration is thought to be a warning to predators, it also has intriguing implications for designing ...

Compared with other ultrablack animals, female velvet ants are darker than the common birdwing butterfly, the only other ...

Ants range in size from the miniscule up to one inch long, and usually appear black, brown, red, or yellow. Ants look much like termites, and the two are often confused. Ants can be identified by ...

Adult black garden ants, for example, have a vinegary odor profile, thanks to high concentrations of formic acid produced in their venom glands. Female and worker chicatana ants, on the other hand ...