Australian bull ants (Myrmecia midas, shown) forage for tree sap and other resources at night, and new research suggests that they use polarized moonlight to find their way back home.

Australian animals are good at stinging and biting, and our amazing bull ants contribute to that. AMONG THE WORLD’S largest ants, they will readily punish anyone who loiters near their nest. Their ...

Aussie ants aren't the worst You might be surprised to hear Australian ants don't even make the podium for the most painful ant stings. Among the prize winners are harvester ants (North and South ...

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators – the echidna – that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University ...

Queensland scientists have identified a toxin in bull ant venom that seems to have cleverly evolved specifically to target short-beaked echidnas, the main predator of ants in the Aussie bush.

Researchers found a bull ant venom component that exploits a pain pathway in mammals, which they believe evolved to stop echidnas attacking the ant's nests. Australian bull ants have evolved a ...

From tiny nuisances to powerful predators, ants are some of the most fascinating, diverse and sometimes deadliest insects on ...

Some ant species are aggressive and pose danger. Encounters are becoming common due to growing cities and shifting weather. Bullet ant sting causes electric shock-like pain. Maricopa harvester ant ...

An Australian bull ant is the first animal known to use the patterns produced by polarised moonlight to navigate its environment ...

An Australian TV presenter struggled to continue her broadcast when she was bitten by a bull ant live on air.

Worker bull ants have military-style night vision, while their higher status winged nest mates see best during the day, Australian researchers have discovered.

Australian bull ants have evolved a venom molecule perfectly tuned to target one of their predators – the echidna – that also could have implications for people with long-term pain, University ...