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Velvet ant-ics

Hoplomutilla optima

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Species ID Suggestions

Neotropical Mutillidae

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Hoplomutilla opima

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Comments (7)
auntnance123
Hi, Matt; I found this fellow down by the waterfall. A bit different. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/8828304
MatthewKritzer
I'm back to thinking Cephalotes Megalodontes or a cousin thereof...
RachelM
Yes you are! Thanks Lori :)
lori.tas
Like the one in the ID/link I just posted. Damn I'm fast. ;)
lori.tas
Have you considered searching for "velvet ants", which are ant-mimic wingless wasp species. Often very colorful.
RachelM
This looks just like an ant I saw in Ecuador! I can't figure out what species it is though... http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/5671086

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Paso Pacifico Survey
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Mimetic Animals of the World
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Path of the Tapir Biological Corridor
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Insects of Costa Rica
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PublishedMay 12, 2011

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