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Ant? ID, very cool looking fellow

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Posted by rjinga (My Page) on
Sat, Jul 14, 07 at 14:24

any ideas ? never seen one like this before.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa106/rjinga/ant001.jpg

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Yes -- cool! It looks somewhat like a velvet ant which is a wingless wasp. I'll let the experts on here say for sure.

Here is a link that might be useful: Wingless Wasp

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Ummmmm...yup...Dasymutilla occidentalis....

Otherwise known as "Cow Killer"...don't be tempted to pet it...

  
 

 

 


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