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 ...

University of Queensland. "Bull ant evolves new way to target pain." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 3 March 2022. <www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2022 / 03 / 220303095647.htm>.

Bull ants are most common in Tasmania and south-eastern mainland Australia. They have a characteristic jumping action that can propel them up to 10cm. Generally smaller (12-14mm) than other bull ...

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 ...

A giant bulldog ant (Myrmecia brevinoda). (Supplied: Peter Rowland, PRPW) The land of the ant Of the world's 15,000 ant species, at least 1,500 are found in Australia.