Velvet ants use venom to target mammals and insects differently Study uncovers tailored venom mechanisms across species Scarlet velvet ants show advanced defence ...

Velvet beans, or Mucuna pruriens, are a tropical legume packed with nutrients and health-promoting compounds. This article delves into the world of velvet beans, highlighting their unique feature ...

A team of biologists, neurologists and chemists at Indiana University has discovered why the velvet ant's sting is so painful to so many different types of creatures. In their paper published in ...

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 exquisitely ...

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 ...

HONG KONG—It took the promise of access to contraband, an FBI front company and help from Fiji, but they got their man: U.S. investigators, in a tricky sting operation, picked off a supplier of ...

A crack legal team has been assembled by residents concerned with the conduct of biosecurity officers eradicating fire ants on their properties. More than a dozen residents concerned about the ...

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