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Velvet Ant ♂

Dasymutilla aureola

Photo by LuckyLogan
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Field Notes

Description:

About an 25 mm long. Hairy body with black and rusty-orange colored stripes. Wings are black.

Habitat:

Open grassy area with many wild flower and other large wasp species.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (1)
John La Salle
Male velvet ant (family Mutillidae) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutillidae The males don't have stingers so they can't sting you - but from personal experience some of them can give you quite a bite.

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Iowan Biodiversity
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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PublishedJuly 19, 2014

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