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hyrne Garden City, KS Jul 30, 2013

it had no wings it was very fast

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pollengarden Pueblo, CO(Zone 5b) Jul 30, 2013

This is a "Velvet Ant" - which isn't an ant at all, but a wingless wasp. I couldn't tell you which velvet ant it is, but here is a link to a similar one:

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef442.asp

We get them here in Colorado, too, especially up in the mountains. And they do make a noise when disturbed - but you have to have pretty good hearing to pick it up.

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greene33 Vernonburg, GA Jul 31, 2013

Another common name for the same critter is 'cow ant'.

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