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Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla vestita

Photo by tomk3886
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Field Notes

Description:

Bright red with shiny hairs.

Habitat:

Found in a campground in a dry habitat with pine trees.

Notes:

A wasp. Females are wingless , males fly low over the ground searching for females.

Reference Links:

Red Velvet Ant - Dasymutilla vestita - BugGuide.Net

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