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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 magnifica, also known as the magnificent velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant found in Mojave and Sonoran deserts, and in the Arizona mountains, in the Great Basin region of North America.
Dasymutilla creon is a species of velvet ant found in North America. [1] Specimens have been collected from Kansas south to Texas and as far east as North Carolina. [ 2 ]
Dasymutilla nigripes is a species of velvet ant native to North America. [1] This species is widespread throughout the United States and is also found in Alberta in Canada. [ 2 ] : 391–392
Dasymutilla montivagoides is a species of velvet ant native to North America. [1] The species is found in the central United States, specifically Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Kansas. [ 2 ] : 390–391
Dasymutilla klugii, also known as Klug's velvet ant, is a species of velvet ant. [1] Found in south-central North America from Utah to Puebla , it is the most commonly encountered velvet ant in Texas .
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]