in Robert, LA (rural property) - at my back door
by alyson75 Oct 18, 2008 7:13 PM
Found exiting a nest (probably ground bees) in late August in Tennessee
by Terry Aug 26, 2006 8:26 PM
These insects are wasps, not ants. Females are wingless and covered with dense hair, superficially resembling ants.
by linthicum Sep 24, 2006 8:47 PM
Running away from me in the lawn. July, coastal S.C.
by DebinSC Jul 28, 2007 6:43 PM
by jndell Dec 18, 2007 11:59 PM
Never seen these in my life. Then saw two in Cookeville TN -two days apart-one at my home the other my neighbors, two blocks away.Cool looking insect!
by bmead144 Aug 18, 2008 11:07 PM
The female cow killer has been described as a hairy, antlike, wingless wasp. It is the largest species of velvet ant in North America. She has a painful bite but it not lethal.
by drphotomoto Apr 30, 2010 2:29 PM
Velvet Ant, Cow Killer (Dasymutilla occidentalis)
by Mila1 Jan 11, 2011 8:21 PM
Found on Aug. 20, 2011 in my back yard. Found Dave's Garden by searching what kind it was after posting a pic on FB.
by Cindyfay Aug 20, 2011 5:08 PM
Velvet ant on yard grass, Arkansas River Valley, July 2013.
by C_A_Ivy Jul 8, 2013 8:25 PM
Just took this photo in Calvert County Maryland. About an inch long, fuzzy, red & black, and crawls very fast.
by beachesgirl Jul 20, 2014 7:58 AM
