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Velvet Ant or Cow Killer

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen a year ago
Velvet Ant - Cow Killer
Dasymutilla occidentalis Species Dasymutilla occidentalis - Cow Killer - BugGuide.Net

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ambientidm
ambientidm a year ago

wasps, bees and ants are closely related
and this one is infamous for its sting

BethAngermeier
BethAngermeier a year ago

Wow, I would have never guessed that. Looks so much like an ant :)

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen a year ago

It's actually a kind of wasp. Can inflict a painful sting.

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Spotted by BethAngermeier

Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, USA

Lat: 37.47, Long: -88.17

Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 21, 2011

Spotted for mission

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