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Photo by Britta
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Field Notes

Description:

This ant-like bug has a black front and bright red back end. It has fur like a tarantula all over. Moves pretty fast, too. Can anyone help me find out what it is?

Habitat:

Hot, dry. Bastrop, Texas

Species ID Suggestions

Velvet ant (rain ant)
CrystalRainHarris
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Comments (2)
Gordon Dietzman
I'd agree with bowhunter. This looks like a velvet ant (Mutillidae), also known as a cow-killer because of its extremely powerful sting. See http://bugguide.net/node/view/159/bgimage?from=0 for more information and a place to start your search if you want to narrow the ID.
bowhunter187
it looks like a cow killer a type of wingless wasp

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PublishedJune 17, 2011

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