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red velvet ant

  1. An Ant that is not an Ant

    An Ant that is not an Ant

    Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis: Mutillidae) female. It goes by several other common names including Cow Killer eluding to its painful and toxic sting. Like most wasp and bees only the female stings. The female mutillidae wasp lacks wings and looks like a large fuzzy ant from where it...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county college station dasymutilla occidentalis family mutillidae lick creek nature center red velvet ant texas
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Invertebrates
  2. Red Velvet Ant (male)

    Red Velvet Ant (male)

    Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis: Mutillidae) Male. 1.5-1.8 (-2.5 cm) [0.59-0.71 (-1.0) in] long. Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA.
    • Stanley Jones
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    • brazos county bryan dasymutilla occidentalis mutillidae red velvet ant texas usa
    • Comments: 7
    • Category: Invertebrates
  3. Red Velvet Ant (female)

    Red Velvet Ant (female)

    Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis: Mutillidae) Female. Also known as Cow Killer because the sting is so bad it must be able to kill a cow. Not quite that painful or strong but the individuals that have been stung by one might argue (lol). Like most wasps and bees only the female stings...
    • Stanley Jones
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    • bryan cow killer dasymutilla occidentalis mutillidae red velvet ant texas usa wasp
    • Comments: 9
    • Category: Invertebrates
  4. Red Velvet Ant (male)

    Red Velvet Ant (male)

    Red Velvet Ant also known as the Eastern Velvet Ant or Cow Killer (Dasymutilla occidentalis: Mulillidae) 1.8-2.1 cm (0.71-0.83 in) long. Male. Females lack wings but does have a nasty sting that the males do not have. Photographed at Camelot Park, Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, USA. Open park...
    • Stanley Jones
    • Media item
    • brazos county bryan camelot park dasymutilla occidentalis mulillidae red velvet ant texas usa
    • Comments: 14
    • Category: Invertebrates
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