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Dasymutilla occidentalis
This is actually a female wasp. Adults are nectar-feeders but the larvae are parasitic on bumblebee larvae. The females are wingless but can quickly run on the ground and supposedly have a vicious sting, hence their name.
Spotted on Nov 15, 2013
Submitted on Feb 20, 2014
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