Trap-jaw ants bite with a force of over 300 times their own bodyweight, new high-speed digital images have shown. Their jaws spring shut at more than 100 km/h (62mph) - the fastest recorded speed at ...

The ant's torturous sting is the most painful in existence according to entomologist Justin Schmidt, who's masochistically experienced and chronicled more insect bites and stings than any other human.

Researchers from the University of Queensland studied the Australian green ant and the South American bullet ant, both of which have stings that cause severe, long-lasting pain. The green ant ...

One of the world's most notorious spiders, the black widow lives up to its reputation and is capable of delivering a bite that is painful ... of being stung. The bullet ant has the distinction ...