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Hormiga Panda, Velvet Ant

Euspinolia militaris

Description:

Una rara "avispa de terciopelo" sin alas u "hormiga panda" aunque se le considera una Mutillidae (avispa). Se mueve agitando su cuerpo lado a lado frenéticamente, especialmente la cabeza. Very rare wingless wasp, also known as "panda ant". Very little information about it, and even fewer pictures. It moved shaking frantically it's body, specially the head.

Habitat:

Encontrada en la pre-cordillera de los andes.

Notes:

Lamentablemente sólo contaba con un teléfono para sacar la foto, una suerte que saliera. Regrettably only had a telephone at hand at the time, lucky it actually is visible.

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5 Comments

kerrydonovanbrown
kerrydonovanbrown 12 years ago

How incredible! Thanks baamenabar. :-)

C.Sydes
C.Sydes 12 years ago

great spot, congratulations

Agustín Amenabar L
Agustín Amenabar L 12 years ago

Gracias! Espero subir muchas especies más, excelente proyecto este.

Rolo
Rolo 12 years ago

Que hermosa criatura. Bienvenido a Project Noah.

Agustín Amenabar L
Agustín Amenabar L 12 years ago

También se ha sugerido que es una Euspinolia ornatula, que también es de la misma región.

It has also been suggested it is an Euspinolia ornatula, which is supposed to live in the same region.

Región Metropolitana, Chile

Spotted on Dec 11, 2010
Submitted on Jan 17, 2012

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