In one study, Robinson joined Schmidt in Arizona to collect velvet ants, which are actually brightly colored wingless wasps with hairy bodies. Nicknamed "cow killers,” the wasps cause a sting ...

He learned that what he had found was called a red 'velvet ant;' but it wasn't an ant at all. A velvet ant is a wingless female wasp which packs one of the most painful stings in North America.

Anne Burrell worked in upscale New York City restaurants before beginning her television career on "Iron Chef America." She was known for bold and flavorful but not overly fancy dishes.

May 30, 2025 — A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically more forested ...

May 30, 2025 — A new species of velvet worm, Peripatopsis barnardi, represents the first ever species from the arid Karoo, which indicates that the area was likely historically more forested ...