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Velvet ant

Dasymutilla

Photo by jeannelandin
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jeannelandin
Thanks, Agustin! It did dance from side to side! The coloring and velvety texture were amazing.
Agustín Amenabar L
This belong to a family of wasps known as “velvet ants”, the Mutillidae. This is probably a Dasymutilla. I love these. Did it move like dancing from one side to the other?
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PublishedJuly 24, 2013

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