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Cow-Killer Ant/Red Velvet Ant

Mutillidae

Description:

Red Velvet Ants are wrongly identified as ants, as they are actually a ground wasp variety. They are larger than both wasps and ants with hairy red bodies. They are known for their painful sting

Habitat:

west central ga

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momsavang
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momsavang

Georgia, USA

Spotted on Aug 19, 2018
Submitted on Aug 22, 2018

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