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 ...

The insect of the year 2025 helps foresters combat the pest known as the wood wasp. This insect, which bears some resemblance to a hornet, lays eggs in both live and freshly cut trees, leading to ...

Kolkata: In a significant achievement for biodiversity research, Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) has identified a new species of parasitic wasp — Ceraphron initium — in Nagaland. The ...

The researchers have discovered a new species of wasp in four different parts of the country, including the BRT Tiger Reserve. MYSURU: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment ...

A new species of parasitic wasp has been discovered in Nagaland by the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI). Dr Rameshkumar Anandan discovered the species, and rigorous morphological analyses, conducted ...

Kolkata, Dec 14 (PTI) Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered five different species of parasitic wasp, an official said. ZSI scientists have identified Ceraphron initium, a ...

Kolkata: Scientists of the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered five different species of parasitic wasp, an official said. ZSI scientists have identified Ceraphron initium, a new species ...

The first thing to understand about velvet ants is that they are not, in fact, ants. They're wasps, some of which are wingless, and are named in part for their fluffy exteriors.

A team of researchers from the Bengaluru-based Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) and their collaborators have discovered five new species of the Darwin wasp ...