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Velvet ant, "cow killer", Dasymutilla occidentalis

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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Field Notes

Description:

A wasp

Habitat:

In the garden.

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (4)

Velvet ant, "cow killer", Dasymutilla occidentalis: http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg344.html
It looks like a red velvet ant, which is actually a wasp. I hear that their stings are very painful.
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PublishedAugust 6, 2011

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