The red velvet ant is a wingless female wasp, not an ant, known for its bright red and black coloration and a powerful sting. Also called the "cow killer," its sting is extremely painful but not fatal to humans or cows. These insects are solitary parasites that lay their eggs in the nests of other ground-nesting insects. Identification and characteristics Appearance: Females are wingless, covered in dense, velvety hair, and have a bright red or orange-red color with black patches. Males are wing
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36 reactions · 4 comments | Not an ant, won’t take out your cow, and tastes NOTHING like red velvet cake. But it’s an amaIng insect nonetheless!!! Have you ever found an Eastern Velvet Ant in the wild? They’re speedy (as you can see at the end of the video), so once they spot you it can be hard to get a good look! #entomology #wasps #bugs #Dallas #VelvetAnt | Trinity River Audubon Center | Facebook
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3.9K reactions · 597 shares | Here comes cute! Well, sort of. They squeak when threatened, and females deliver a painful sting — meet the velvet ant (actually a kind of wasp, but you can see where the common name comes from). | California Academy of Sciences | Facebook
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