Superfamily Vespoidea Subfamily Sphaeropthalminae Rank Genus | Scientific name Dasymutilla Higher classification Velvet ants Order Hymenopterans | |
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Similar Velvet ants, Insect, Hymenopterans, Dasymutilla gloriosa, Vespoidea | ||
Cow killer ant giant red velvet ant dasymutilla mutillidae
The genus Dasymutilla belongs to the Mutillidae family. The females of the genus are well known for their painful sting, which is where many gain their common name, Cow Killer. The female is wingless and often resemble large ants while the males still retain their wings. The larva of the Dasymutilla are external parasites to various types of hymenoptera. When disturbed the Dasymutilla makes a high-pitched squeaking sound identical to the Pogonomyrmex ().
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Cow killer dasymutilla occidentalis or the red velvet ant
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