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Red Velvet Ant (Cow Killer)

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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Red Velvet Ant or "Cow Killer"

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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lori.tas
Rubens, they are a ant mimic wasps, with a very painful sting - which has been described as strong enough to "kill a cow" (although it wouldn't really)
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PublishedMay 11, 2011

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