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0 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by chris.parascandolaBrookhaven, New York, USA

1 2 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by noslen245Kentucky, USA

3 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by Mari du PreezPretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

0 0 Velvet ant

Velvet ant

by kzevallGreenbelt, Maryland, USA

0 1 Spotting

Spotting

by Ignacio GamboaCosta Rica

Mutillidae (I think)

0 1 Velvet ant

Velvet ant

by ChristineArcoWilliamsDurham, North Carolina, USA

0 0 Cow killer or velvet ant

Cow killer or velvet ant

by jozin.joeOregon, USA

Alkaline flat with silver sage

0 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by kjgrinterLawrence, Kansas, USA

This is a male due to the wings.

1 0 Cow Killer

Cow Killer

by sleighgreenSouth Carolina, USA

1 2 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by Ismael ChavesHeredia, Costa Rica

1 2 Spotting

Spotting

by Jose Angel Jude B. TelanLa Union, Philippines

Mutillidae

3 1 Cow Killer Ant

Cow Killer Ant

Missouri, USA

PRETTY!

2 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by Tom15Mindo, Provincia de Pichincha, Ecuador

0 3 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by VivBraznellThailand

Solitary insect

2 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by James A McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

0 1 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by James A McNairTitusville, Florida, USA

2 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by James A McNairCocoa, Florida, USA

Woodlands

0 0 Cow Killer

Cow Killer

by TammiThiele-DoshierJasper, Arkansas, USA

2 0 Velvet ant

Velvet ant

by Ismael ChavesHeredia, Heredia, Costa Rica

0 0 Asian Velvet Ant

Asian Velvet Ant

by GC GanGeorge Town, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Family: Mutillidae

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Velvet Ant

by imonanecokikMato Grosso, Brazil

Appears black with yellow strips on it's rear. Part of the

1 2 Velvet ant (Wasp)

Velvet ant (Wasp)

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, Mexico

Wasp (despite the names) whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants.

0 2 Red Velvet Ant (wasp)

Red Velvet Ant (wasp)

by TainaHernandezArkansas, USA

Furry ant found in the Ozarks.

7 1 Velvet ant

Velvet ant

by PongWiraจังหวัดสระบุรี, Thailand

Velvet ant not ant but they are wasp.

0 1 Velvet Ant (female)

Velvet Ant (female)

by TeresaBurkeBluffton, South Carolina, USA

Crazy looking ant?! Looks like he gives a painful sting. Any ideas on the ID ...

1 0 Velvet ant (male)

Velvet ant (male)

by Sergio MonteiroCuritiba, PR, Brazil

The Mutillidae are a family of more than ...

0 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by LaurenZarateCampeche, Mexico

Mayan Ruins. Family Mutillidae.

0 0 Red Velvet Ant

Red Velvet Ant

Ohio, USA

Redish-orange and black ant. average size (2.5 cm)

0 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

Virginia, USA

seeing all kinds of neat things, we came across this single

0 0 Spotting

Spotting

by Marcelo CarrionFlorianópolis, SC, Brazil

Wingless wasp of the family Mutillidae.

3 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by DiazJoséMiguelSan José, Costa Rica

Mutillidae (Velvet Ant) cerca de San Isidro ...

0 0 Cow Killer

Cow Killer

by Nann Hudson FlowersMissouri, USA

Black and red hairy body, mimicking an ant. When disturbed lets out a ...

10 9 Unnamed spotting

Unnamed spotting

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

was eating or not but it was looking for something. About 3 cm long (1.17 ...

0 6 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by James A McNairCocoa, Florida, USA

The genus Dasymutilla belongs to the

5 8 Ant Witch/Cow Killer Ant/Velvet Ant

Ant Witch/Cow Killer Ant/Velvet Ant

by LeonardoMBSão José do Rio Pardo, SP, Brazil

This "Ant" is actually a wingless female wasp, of the "

1 5 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by LuisStevensSan Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair which most ...

0 1 Pacific Red Velvet Ant

Pacific Red Velvet Ant

by LaurenZarateSanta Barbara, California, United States

find one. It has black legs, antennae and mandibles. Family

3 4 Feiticeira

Feiticeira

by tiberio_gracoSanta Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Wingless wasp. About 3 cm lenght, belongs to the family

0 0 Red velvet ant

Red velvet ant

by MichelleGrasosPiney Green, North Carolina, USA

This looked like a huge ant! Sorry for the fuzzy pic it was moving pretty fast

0 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by RachelMPaoli, Indiana, USA

Also known as the Cow Killer ant because of its painful sting

0 2 Velvet ant

Velvet ant

by Sergio MonteiroMorretes, PR, Brazil

Despite their name, velvet ants are actually wasps. This one never stopped ...

2 3 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by Tom15Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico

This is a wingless wasp that looks like a hairy ant, but it can give a painful ...

3 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by KeithRoragenGunnison, Colorado, USA

14mm long

2 0 Velvet Ant

Velvet Ant

by KeithRoragenOmaha, Nebraska, USA

Almost an inch long

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