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Cow-Killer Ant/Red Velvet Ant

Mutillidae

Photo by momsavang
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Description:

Red Velvet Ants are wrongly identified as ants, as they are actually a ground wasp variety. They are larger than both wasps and ants with hairy red bodies. They are known for their painful sting

Habitat:

west central ga

Reference Links:

Mutillidae - Wikipedia

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