If you’ve noticed more wasps buzzing around your Utah yard lately, you’re not alone — and it’s not just your imagination.

Meet the Brazilian Velvet Ant, a Rare ‘Ultra-Black’ Wasp That’s So Dark It Absorbs Almost All Visible Light While the distinctive coloration is thought to be a warning to predators, it also ...

Meet the Brazilian Velvet Ant, a Rare 'Ultra-Black' Wasp That's So Dark It Absorbs Almost All Visible Light. Story by Eli Wizevich • 2mo. T he Caatinga is a stark, dry shrubland in northeastern ...