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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2008

Does anyone know what this is? I have a few more pics of it if you need, but all of them are of it's back side. He was hard to take pictures of he was running so fast.

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bugme Barnesville, GA(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2008

Looks like what we call a "cow-ant" here.

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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2008

It is definitely a cow ant, or cow killer ant. It's actually a velvet wasp.
Thanks for the help!

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Jul 20, 2008

In this wasp family (Mutillidae), the females are wingless but the males have wings and can fly - see http://www.torreypine.org/animals/Insects/VelvetAnts.jpg for an image. The larvae of most species are external parasites on other solitary wasps and bees.

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crissyr Fayetteville, AR(Zone 7b) Jul 20, 2008

So maybe like this?

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