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Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla sp.

Description:

Orange, female, wingless wasp with black legs, face, antennae and underside. She was not stopping for anyone! She ran around with her abdomen sticking up as seen in the third image.

Habitat:

Chaparral

Notes:

Aka Cow Killer

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Poway, California, USA

Spotted on May 9, 2014
Submitted on May 10, 2014

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