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Velvet ant-ics

Hoplomutilla optima

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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago
Neotropical Mutillidae Neotropical - Velvet Ant-ics
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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago
Hoplomutilla opima Neotropical - Velvet Ant-ics


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7 Comments

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auntnance123
auntnance123 12 years ago

Hi, Matt; I found this fellow down by the waterfall. A bit different.
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/882...

MatthewKritzer
MatthewKritzer 12 years ago

Thank you, Lori...

MatthewKritzer
MatthewKritzer 12 years ago

I'm back to thinking Cephalotes Megalodontes or a cousin thereof...

RachelM
RachelM 12 years ago

Yes you are! Thanks Lori :)

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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Like the one in the ID/link I just posted. Damn I'm fast. ;)

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lori.tas
lori.tas 12 years ago

Have you considered searching for "velvet ants", which are ant-mimic wingless wasp species. Often very colorful.

RachelM
RachelM 12 years ago

This looks just like an ant I saw in Ecuador! I can't figure out what species it is though...
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/567...

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MatthewKritzer
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MatthewKritzer

San José, Costa Rica

Spotted on May 12, 2011
Submitted on May 12, 2011

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