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  • Velvet Ant Venom


    Velvet ants have the Swiss Army knife of venoms

    Velvet ants have the Swiss Army knife of venoms

    In 2016, the entomologist Justin Schmidt wrote that getting stung by a velvet ant felt akin to “hot oil from the deep fryer spilling over your entire hand.” Scientists have found that other vertebrates react to the wasp’s sting too, including mammals, reptiles, amphibians and birds.