Only male velvet ants have wings and, of course, male wasps and bees don’t sting. Whit Gibbons is professor of zoology and senior biologist at the University of Georgia’s Savannah River ...

However, some species have diets that are more unusual. Army ants, with their large mandibles and painful stings, may prey on reptiles, birds, or even small mammals. Ant colonies are so tightly ...

We looked it over for a minute or so, marveling at such an elegant insect and then let it fly away. Only male velvet ants have wings and, of course, male wasps and bees don’t sting.