With its furry exterior and distinct black and white markings ... “sorcerer ants,” are actually a type of wasp, but the females, which are wingless, give the creatures their name.

They’re wasps, some of which are wingless, and are named in part for their fluffy exteriors. About the size of a board game die, one species of velvet ant is known for its distinct black and ...

Males have wings and search for the wingless females on the ground ... scientists carried out experiments with birds where some mealworms were painted red and black to look like the wasp Dasymutilla ...

Ants range in size from the miniscule up to one inch long, and usually appear black ... wasp species that closely resemble ants, including the velvet ant, which is actually a hairy, wingless ...

According to Senkenberg, this year's choice is the horntail wasp, which is highly valued by foresters. The horntail wasp is a relatively inconspicuous insect. Adult specimens are only about 2.5 to ...