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More Than Just Acid: Researchers Discover New Active Compounds in Ant Venom

Summary by Newswise
The venom of forest ants and horse ants contains numerous substances that protect the insects from pathogens. Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) and Freie Universitat Berlin have succeeded for the first time in identifying and characterising these novel antimicrobial substances in the insects' venom.
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Newswise broke the news in Charlottesville, United States on Monday, May 18, 2026.
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