A worldwide community photographing and learning about wildlife
Project Noah Nature School
Dasymutilla occidentalis
The red velvet ant is a species of parasitoid wasp. Males have dark translucent wings and the females are wingless. About 0.75 in. long. Black with orange-red on top of thorax and a band on abdomen. They are covered in dense, velvet-like hair.
Spotted at Ott Park along the Arkansas River. Wetlands and river bottom hardwoods.
Spotted on Oct 3, 2019
Submitted on Oct 25, 2019
1 Comment
Ah. The infamous "Cow Killer" ( https://www.insectidentification.org/ins... ). Thanks Brian. Haven't seen one in a while.