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Red Velvet Ant

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Reza Hashemizadeh
Reza Hashemizadeh 11 years ago
Red velvet ant
Family : Mutillidae Red velvet ant or "cow killer"
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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago
Cow Killer
Dasymutilla occidentalis Species Dasymutilla occidentalis - Cow Killer - BugGuide.Net


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ForestDragon
ForestDragon 11 years ago

Hi Ryan, welcome to Project Noah! This beauty is a female Cow Killer (also known as Red Velvet Ant and Common Eastern Velvet Ant). Velvet Ants are actually a type of Wasp and can inflict a painful sting if provoked. They are really pretty. The females are wingless and the males have wings.

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RyanMariner
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RyanMariner

Snow Hill, Maryland, USA

Spotted on Aug 29, 2012
Submitted on Aug 29, 2012

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