Compared with other ultrablack animals, female velvet ants are darker than the common birdwing butterfly, the only other ...

This ant, which is actually a flightless wasp, sports a exoskeleton that mixes ultrablack regions with white areas.

Despite their name and looks, velvet ants are actually wasps. Many of these delightfully fuzzy insects exhibit bright, contrasting shades of black with red, orange or white. Their bold bodies serve as ...