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.

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 ...

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 ...

Target identification is the process of identifying the direct molecular target – for example protein or nucleic acid – of a small molecule. In clinical pharmacology, target identification is ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Image/News18 A team of researchers from India and Thailand has discovered five new species of the rare Darwin wasps. All the new species belong to a very small subfamily of wasps and mark the ...

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 ...

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