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Cow Killer

Dasymutilla occidentalis

Photo by Wildifreq
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38.7595, -85.4186

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Description:

This is actually a solitary wasp, and not an ant like it looks. She actually has a very nasty and painful sting that "is strong enough to kill a cow" though that's not really the case. Males are winged but have no stinger.

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