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Velvet Ant or Cow Killer

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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Velvet Ant - Cow Killer

Dasymutilla occidentalis

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KeithRoragen
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ambientidm
wasps, bees and ants are closely related and this one is infamous for its sting
BethAngermeier
Wow, I would have never guessed that. Looks so much like an ant :)
KeithRoragen
It's actually a kind of wasp. Can inflict a painful sting.

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PublishedAugust 21, 2011

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