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Dasymutilla sp.
About a 1/2" long, mostly a dark red with black and white stripes on the rear of its gaster. They seem solitary, I've only ever seen one at a time.
I see them all the time in the yard around my house.
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That is a type of Velvet Ant, but unsure of the species. They are actually wasps and not ants. Their common name is the Velvet Ant because the females are wingless.
Spotted on May 25, 2014
Submitted on May 26, 2014
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