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White Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla gloriosa

Photo by SkyeNorton
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Description:

This wasp was moving in a jerky walking motion. Ever couple steps it seemed to tap its abdomen on the ground.

Habitat:

Santa Fe National Forest, Elevation 6,000ft, Southwest Desert

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Dasymutilla gloriosa

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PublishedSeptember 22, 2013

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