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Velvet Ant

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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35.7565, -83.9705

Field Notes

Description:

Also known as a cow killer, this is a female wasp with an extremely painful sting.

Habitat:

farmland

Notes:

photo taken by my 9yo son, which was tricky because they move so fast

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PublishedOctober 15, 2013

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