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Looks like an ant but it was brighter red then I've EVER seen- even fire ants (which we don't have up here) aren't this neon red.

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KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Velvet Ant. Family - Mutillidae. It's actually a kind of wasp capable of inflicting a painful sting.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/159

Massachusetts, USA

Spotted on May 12, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012

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