Scientists have discovered a strangely patterned new insect in the Philippines, dubbing it the "pirate ant" because of a dark stripe over its eyes that makes it look like it's wearing an eye patch.

Scientists discovered and described a bizarre species of pirate ant. The new Cardiocondyla pirata has its name inspired by its strange pigmentation that consist of two eye-patch like dark stripes ...

Velvet ants are in the Mutillidae family, which contain about 8,000 species throughout the world. ... often red and black “stripes,” that act as a visual defense mechanism.