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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.
Red ant chutney is prepared by collecting red weaver ants and their eggs, commonly found in the forests of eastern India. After being cleaned, the ants are ground into a paste with salt, garlic, ginger, and chilies. This mixture is occasionally sun-dried for preservation and later used as a flavoring for curries and other dishes. [1] [4]
Mating pair. Velvet ants (Mutillidae) are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants.Their common name velvet ant refers to their resemblance to an ant, and their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold.
Fleas, spiders, termites, flies, centipedes, ants, bedbugs, cockroaches — these icky intruders won't give up. But keeping them away doesn't require expensive chemical pesticides.
Tetranychus urticae (common names include red spider mite and two-spotted spider mite) is a species of plant-feeding mite generally considered to be a pest. It is the most widely known member of the family Tetranychidae or spider mites. Its genome was fully sequenced in 2011, and was the first genome sequence from any chelicerate.
Formica rufibarbis is a European formicine ant of the Formica fusca group.In the classification by Auguste Forel, it is treated in the subgenus Serviformica. F. rufibarbis is subject to a Species Action Plan (SAP) in England, where it is known from only two locations, although it is not considered to be at risk on continental Europe.
The yellow meadow ant (Lasius flavus), also known as the yellow hill ant, is a species of ant occurring in Europe (where it is one of the most common ants), Asia, and North Africa. [1] Populations in North America are now considered a different, related species, Lasius brevicornis. [2] The queen is 7–9 mm long, males 3–4 mm and workers 2 ...
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