BRASILIA, Brazil – A new study has revealed the complex makeup of an ant found in South America that can absorb nearly all visible light. Researchers analyzed the velvet ant’s exoskeleton and ...

BRASILIA, Brazil – A new study has revealed the complex makeup of an ant found in South America that can absorb nearly all visible light. Researchers analyzed the velvet ant’s exoskeleton and ...

The animal world goes in hard for impressive colors, from those that blend in perfectly with their surroundings to those born to stand out and seem dressed to impress. However, new research has ...

But scurrying across this land of extreme whiteness is, paradoxically, one of the darkest animals on Earth: a species of velvet ant known as Traumatomutilla bifurca. With its furry exterior and ...

including 1999 Columbine killer Eric Harris. Harris was also seen wearing German industrial rock band KMFDM's shirt before he, accompanied by another teen, opened fire at Colorado's Columbine High ...

But one of the striking examples comes from the ground-dwelling velvet ant. This ant, which is actually a flightless wasp, sports a exoskeleton that mixes ultrablack regions with white areas.

By Katrina Miller 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.

TROOPERS SAY A PICKUP TRUCK GOING WEST ON HIGHWAY 20 HIT A COW JUST AFTER SEVEN THIS MORNING. THE COW THEN WENT INTO THE EASTBOUND LANES AND WAS HIT BY A CAR AND AN SUV. THE CORONER SAYS THE ...

In addition to the cases of mad cow reported in the U.K. (78% of all cases were reported there) and the U.S., cases have also been reported in other countries, including France, Spain, the Netherlands ...

Staff at nearby restaurants say they were unaware that the killer had been apprehended just yards from their doors, simply recalling that local police cars had been in the vicinity. Officers now ...

The event, held in Nong’an county, awarded a live cow to the top finisher, with runners-up walking away with wild fish, chickens, and ducks. Organised in December, the marathon featured a 21 ...