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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.
Dasymutilla coccineohirta is a species of velvet ant found in North America. [1] Coloration of the "fuzz" on the females is variable, ranging from red to white. [2] It is found along the Pacific coast as far north as Washington and Idaho and as far south as Baja California state. [1] [2]
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]
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The shape of the ant is pretty similar to that of the butterflies (minus the wings). So, to give those of you who haven't found it yet a hint: Look the upper right corner of the image.
A phenomenon where army ants follow each other in circles, sometimes until they die — and thus known as an “ant death spiral” — was captured on camera at a university in Venezuela ...
Dasymutilla sackenii, also known as Sacken's velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant, actually a type of wasp. [1] It is found in Oregon, California, Nevada, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] : 399 As with most velvet ants, the males have wings and the females are wingless.
In the video, Wolf explains that these rattlesnakes were probably attracted to the area under the house because it had a lot of rocks. Making their den there, they started having babies, and the ...