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Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla sp.

Photo by Machi
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Field Notes

Description:

Likely a Dasymutilla chattahoochei female. Though they are called velvet ants, velvet ants are actually a type of wasp

Habitat:

In some mulch and leaf litter in a suburban yard next to pine and oak forest

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PublishedJune 20, 2014

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