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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]
Like most wasp species, velvet ants live solitary lives. Males take to the air to detect pheromones released by females. Males will fly towards female stridulation sounds as well. [12] Once a receptive female is located, the male will carry the female in his mandibles and move her to a place he deems "safe" to mate.
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, ...
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 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
Mutilla europaea, the large velvet ant, is a species of parasitoid wasps belonging to the family Mutillidae. It is a parasitoid on various species of bumblebees and is found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa.
BRASILIA, Brazil – A new study has revealed the complex makeup of an ant found in South America that can absorb nearly all visible light. Researchers analyzed the velvet ant’s exoskeleton and ...
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]