Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla occidentalis

Red and black extremely large ant

KeithRoragen 11 years ago

Dasymutilla occidentalis Species Dasymutilla occidentalis - Cow Killer - BugGuide.Net

Michelle18 11 years ago

You bet couldn't get this thing to be still for nothing!

Aaron_G 11 years ago

... and as you found out firsthand, they're hard as heck to photograph! ;-)

KeithRoragen 11 years ago

A type of wasp. Females are wingless. Can inflict a painful sting.

Spotted by
Michelle18

Spotted on Jul 3, 2012
Submitted on Jul 4, 2012