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Description:

Looks like an ant but it was brighter red then I've EVER seen- even fire ants (which we don't have up here) aren't this neon red.

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KeithRoragen
Velvet Ant. Family - Mutillidae. It's actually a kind of wasp capable of inflicting a painful sting. http://bugguide.net/node/view/159
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PublishedMay 12, 2012

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