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msdcaf1 Angwin, CA Jun 18, 2013

Found this in the house, think it's some kind of ant. Anyone know?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Jun 18, 2013

Wingless wasp in the family Mutillidae. Known as velvet ants, their sting packs a real wallop!

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themoonhowl Prairieville, LA(Zone 9a) Jun 20, 2013

Yup....down here we have the red velvet ant...or cow killer ant...it is said the sting is painful enough to kill a cow, but their venom is probably less toxic than a honeybee.

http://www.aquariumofpacific.org/onlinelearningcenter/species/cowkiller_velvet_ant

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