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Velvet Ant or Cow Killer

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 12 years ago
Velvet Ant - Cow Killer
Dasymutilla occidentalis Species Dasymutilla occidentalis - Cow Killer - BugGuide.Net


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3 Comments

ambientidm
ambientidm 12 years ago

wasps, bees and ants are closely related
and this one is infamous for its sting

BethAngermeier
BethAngermeier 12 years ago

Wow, I would have never guessed that. Looks so much like an ant :)

KeithRoragen
KeithRoragen 12 years ago

It's actually a kind of wasp. Can inflict a painful sting.

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BethAngermeier
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BethAngermeier

Cave-In-Rock, Illinois, USA

Spotted on Aug 21, 2011
Submitted on Aug 21, 2011

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