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Velvet ant (female)

Dasymutilla bioculata

Description:

Medium-sized, orange with black "tail."

Habitat:

Vast open field with very short grass, sunflowers, scattered yucca, cacti, and elm trees.

Notes:

More in this blog post: http://bugeric.blogspot.com/2012/09/wasp...

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YukoChartraw
YukoChartraw 11 years ago

Fuzzy ant!

BugEric
Spotted by
BugEric

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Spotted on Sep 6, 2012
Submitted on Dec 12, 2012

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