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 ...

There are several wasp species that closely resemble ants, including the velvet ant, which is actually a hairy, wingless wasp. — University of Nebraska-Lincoln Ancient ants found perfectly ...

There are about 8,000 species in the wasp family Mutillidae. This group is more commonly known as velvet ants, a name that comes from the females' resemblance to large, hairy ants. Velvet ants are ...

Nature has mastered the art of darkness. From the birds-of-paradise with their specialized feather structures that create a ...