As if Florida’s “skull-collecting” ants weren’t terrifying enough, we’re now going to be having nightmares about Dracula ants. A new study in the journal Royal Society Open Science reveals that a ...

A TINY ant that drinks the blood of its own young to survive has been named the world's fastest animal. The Dracula ant, a feisty bug found only in Madagascar, boasts spring-loaded jaws that it uses ...

So, imagine the surprise of the researchers who recently discovered that Dracula ants might be the fastest animals on earth. null The Dracula ant is not much of a traveler. Located mostly in the ...

Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. A ...

Dec. 12 (UPI) --The record for fastest appendage belongs to the dracula ant, Mystrium camilla, and its snap-jaw. Scientists clocked the speed of its mandibles at 200 miles per hours. The dracula ant's ...

Move over, trap-jaw ants and mantis shrimp: There's a faster appendage in town. According to a new study, the Dracula ant, Mystrium camillae, can snap its mandibles at speeds of up to 90 meters per ...

Universal Pictures is celebrating its 100 birthday in style, with a flashy new logo and plans to restore 13 of the studios’s classic films. Among the notable films that the studio is restoring (for ...

The Dracula ant's spring-loaded jaws release a powerful blow that hits speeds 5,000 times faster than the blink of an eye A TINY ant that drinks the blood of its own young to survive has been named ...