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Got stung by a red velvet ant today

Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:29 pm
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
45421 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:29 pm
It hurt real bad and my son learned some new words




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Commonly mistaken for an ant, because of its appearance and its common name, it is a parasitoid wasp species in which the females are wingless, as is true for all females of Mutillidae. It can be recognized by its distinctive red coloring, with a black stripe that goes across the abdomen.[4] They are quick-moving and often take a defensive posture when threatened. Instead of creating nests, the females seek out the brood cells of Eastern cicada killers and horse guard wasps as well as other large ground-nesting members of Crabronidae, where they deposit an egg onto a host larva. The egg quickly hatches into a white, legless grub, which consumes the host and goes through several larval stages prior to pupation. Unlike the females, males have dark, translucent wings and do not possess a sting.[5][2][3] Males fly low over grass in search of mates. Both sexes make a squeaking noise (stridulation) to warn potential predators (another form of aposematism in females, and automimicry in males).[6]


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is best known for its extremely painful sting, ranked 3 out of 4 on the Schmidt's sting pain index
Posted by LSUBFA83
Member since May 2012
3597 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:30 pm to
Anything that color has got to be a nasty mf.
Posted by Christopher Columbo
Member since Jun 2015
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Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:30 pm to
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
30492 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:31 pm to
Pretty high up on the Schmidt String Pain Index

Posted by jaytothen
Member since Jan 2020
6837 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:31 pm to
RIP in pieces
Posted by footswitch
New Market
Member since Apr 2015
4154 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to
One of those bastards hospitalized my wife.
She too expressed new words I’ve never heard her say.
Posted by Shanegolang
Denham Springs, La
Member since Sep 2015
3928 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to
Where did she get you? And compare it to a red, paper wasp.
Posted by HillabeeBaw
Hillabee Reservoir
Member since May 2023
1826 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to
I hate these bastards and usually torch them with a stick lighter when I see one.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48977 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to
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Schmidt String Pain Index


Who the hell is Schmidt and how did he determine rank for pain?
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
76500 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
13887 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:34 pm to
Got hit by one of those in the spring, left a friggin scar on my foot.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
45421 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:36 pm to
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Where did she get you? And compare it to a red, paper wasp.

Left ring finger.

The difference between this fricker and a red wasp is similar to the difference between a red wasp and a mosquito.

Felt like I was being electrocuted.

Also the stinger felt like it went through my entire finger.

Coyote Peterson getting stung by one
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 5:39 pm
Posted by BRgetthenet
Member since Oct 2011
118000 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:37 pm to
He got stung a lot over the years and took notes.
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
64898 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:38 pm to
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Who the hell is Schmidt and how did he determine rank for pain?


That picture tells you. Seems like he did it the hard way. Respect.
Posted by Epaminondas
The Boot
Member since Jul 2020
4872 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:39 pm to
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females seek out the brood cells of Eastern cicada killers... where they deposit an egg onto a host larva. The egg quickly hatches into a white, legless grub, which consumes the host
So, the velvet ant egg hatches into a larva that feeds on the cicada killer, which was an egg that hatched into a larva that is feeding on a cicada?
Posted by LSU fan 246
Member since Oct 2005
90567 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:40 pm to
I have a bunch in my yard. They're pretty cool when they run around. Apparently they destroy inground hornet nests.

I've never tried to handle them but they're supposed to be very docile.

Did you accidentally smush it or something?
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
64898 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:40 pm to
Nature's turducken
Posted by Barneyrb
NELA
Member since May 2016
5562 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to
List is crap, no yellow jacket rating
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2015
45484 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to
Aka the “Cow Killer.”
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
44336 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to
Been there done that and like really really hurts makes sense it’s a damn wasp
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