The authors observed an injury caused by the sting of a false tocandira ant in the hand of an amateur fisherman and they describe the clinical findings and the evolution of the envenoming, which ...

Ants may be small, but some species pack a powerful punch with their venom. Among these, the South American bullet ant (Paraponera clavata) is famous for delivering one of the most excruciating stings ...

The world’s largest ant, females can grow up to 1.6 inches long! Found in South America, they pack a powerful sting. Native to Southeast Asia, these ants can reach 1 inch in length and live high in ...

This important manuscript by Genzoni et al. reports the striking discovery of a regulatory role for trophic eggs in ant caste determination. Prior to this study, trophic eggs were widely assumed to ...

Pain is one of those universal experiences—everyone feels it, but not all pain is created equal. While some aches are fleeting annoyances, others are so intense they can completely derail your life.

Trap-jaw ants bite with a force of over 300 times their own bodyweight, new high-speed digital images have shown. Their jaws spring shut at more than 100 km/h (62mph) - the fastest recorded speed at ...

Bullet ants are one of the largest ant species in the world, it’s also got one of the longest foraging ranges, and is fiercely territorial. What do bullet ants look like? Aside from its extraordinary ...