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Dasymutilla occidentalis (red velvet ant, eastern velvet ant, cow ant or cow killer) [2] [3] [4] is a species of parasitoid wasp that ranges from Connecticut to Kansas in the north and Florida to Texas in the south. Adults are mostly seen in the summer months.
The stridulatory organ that velvet ants possess produces an audible squeaking when the abdomen is contracted. [15] This mechanism is an auditory cue warning predators that are about to attack to stay away. In one experiment, every time a shrew got within 1 meter of a velvet ant, the velvet ant would begin stridulating. [12]
Dasymutilla is a wasp genus belonging to the family Mutillidae. Their larvae are external parasites to various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera . Most of the velvet ants in North America—the wingless females of which are conspicuous as colorful, fast, and "fuzzy" bugs—are in the genus Dasymutilla .
Velvet ant’s markings can absorb nearly all visible light, study finds. Andrew Wulfeck. December 20, 2024 at 4:33 PM. BRASILIA, Brazil – A new study has revealed the complex makeup of an ant ...
The velvet ant Ronisia barbara was named Mutilla barbara in 1758. Mutilla occidentalis – Dasymutilla occidentalis [18] Mutilla americana – Traumatomutilla americana [19] Mutilla indica; Mutilla europaea [20] Mutilla barbara – Ronisia barbara; Mutilla maura – Dasylabris maura [21] Mutilla acarorum – Gelis acarorum [22] Mutilla ...
Dasymutilla scaevola is a species of velvet ant native to North America. [1] This species is "widely distributed and common," and is found on the eastern half of the continent. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] : 401
Dasymutilla munifica is a species of velvet ant found in eastern and southern Mexico, and throughout Central America. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] This species was first described by Frederick Smith in 1879. [ 3 ] It is nearly identical to Dasymutilla proclea "except for coloration".
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