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Dasymutilla occidentalis
Red and black ant
It is a female velvet ant (Dasymutilla sp.) I'm not 100% which one. Look through some here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/13118
Actually, a kind of wasp. The females are wingless. Can inflict a painful sting.
Spotted on Jul 8, 2012
Submitted on Mar 26, 2013
