A bullet ant displays its fangs while sitting on a leaf. Ants that inflict the world's most painful stings do so by injecting venom that targets their victim's nerve cells, new research has found.

Researchers from the University of Queensland have made a groundbreaking discovery that reveals the presence of neurotoxins in ant stings, akin to the venom found in snakes and scorpions, we learned ...

If you’ve been stung by an ant, you know how painful it can be. Australian researchers have found that some of the most painful ant stings are caused by nerve-targeting neurotoxins. But, unlike those ...

In the world of bugs, a Giant Rainforest Mantis takes on a Spiky Leaf insect, a tiny Bull Ant battles a Redback Spider, and one of the most ill-tempered of spiders, the Sydney Funnelweb attacks an ...

Arizona's plants and creepy crawlers are always trying to hurt you. Or at least that's how the joke goes, and it certainly does seem that way sometimes. Between the rattlesnakes, Gila monsters and ...