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re: Got stung by a red velvet ant today

Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:05 pm to
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
59475 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:05 pm to
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Kinda want to get bit by a tarantula hawk so I can come post about it.

Find yourself one of these first.

A cicada killer:


Posted by footswitch
New Market
Member since Apr 2015
4154 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:05 pm to
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of course.


They do tend to plot.
Posted by MoarKilometers
Member since Apr 2015
18788 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:05 pm to
I need a rating on murder hornet.
Posted by Bobby OG Johnson
Member since Apr 2015
29079 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:09 pm to
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Got stung by a red velvet ant today


frick those things! Prayers out to you
Posted by JasonDBlaha
Woodlands, Texas
Member since Apr 2023
3149 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:12 pm to
If you think that’s bad, try getting stung by a Bullet Ant
Posted by GRTiger
On a roof eating alligator pie
Member since Dec 2008
64898 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:14 pm to
I'm sitting here trying to imagine the experience of the worst sting pain you can feel and it lasts for 5 fricking hours

Where do you find bullet ants?
Posted by Bobby OG Johnson
Member since Apr 2015
29079 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:17 pm to
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I'm sitting here trying to imagine the experience of the worst sting pain you can feel and it lasts for 5 fricking hours





Imma pass
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
45421 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:18 pm to
I have zero interest in finding what abominations are a 4 on Schmidt’s list
Posted by CocomoLSU
Inside your dome.
Member since Feb 2004
152084 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:18 pm to
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ol cow ant. that’s a baw you can’t even stomp to death no matter how mad you are.

Boom. That’s it. Cow ant was definitely what we called them.
Posted by geauxjuice
t(-.-t)
Member since Jan 2007
4172 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:19 pm to
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If you think that’s bad, try getting stung by a Bullet Ant


they're used for manhood trials in the amazon.

you can just call me ma'am
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 6:20 pm
Posted by Klark Kent
Houston via BR
Member since Jan 2008
67413 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:20 pm to
yup, til Sun God dropped that knowledge. i had no idea they are actually wasps. my Dad always told me they didn’t bite humans and they were good bugs. but apparently they do in fact bite.
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
45421 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:22 pm to
I killed it by getting it on a piece of plywood and smearing it to jello

I looked like rocky balboa after fighting Ivan drago after

Except fatter
Posted by msudawg1200
Central Mississippi
Member since Jun 2014
9756 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:30 pm to
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ol cow ant. that’s a baw you can’t even stomp to death no matter how mad you are.

Yep, that's a cow ant. Growing up in East Cental MS we had these things all over the place. I'd stomp the hell out of them and they'd still be running around. About the only way to kill one of those bastards is to cut it in half. Only person I knew who ever got stung by one was a chick in our fifth grade class. It popped her good.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
59475 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:33 pm to
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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?

The world of hyperparasitism in insects (especially wasps) is wild.

This is a pic I got of the process.



The caterpillar was first parasitised by a wasp that laid eggs inside of it. Those eggs hatched, developed by feeding on the caterpillar (being sure to keep it alive long enough). When the time came the larvae chewed their way out of the caterpillar and spun individual cocoons on it. Then, the wasp you see came along and targeted the cocoons, laying it's own eggs inside of them. Its larvae then fed on the original wasp larvae, before hatching as a grown wasp. All if this hinges on the caterpillar staying alive long enough for the process to work.

A similar cycle plays out on an even smaller scale on various tree leaves with gall wasps, some of which are nearly microscopic.
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
59475 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:35 pm to
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yup, til Sun God dropped that knowledge. i had no idea they are actually wasps. my Dad always told me they didn’t bite humans and they were good bugs. but apparently they do in fact bite.

The better way to put it is that they don't seek out humans and rarely even sting in defense. It is usually a case of complete random and accidental contact like the OP's case.
Posted by SidetrackSilvera
Member since Nov 2012
2192 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:37 pm to
Hell of an exhibit you got there. Well done.
Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
67273 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:38 pm to
Fun fact, they squeal if you try to kill them with fire. Figured I'd try that since it was so hard to stomp them to death and felt like that was even more cruel.

quote:

stopped killing them when I read how good they are to have around.


It's good practice to just avoid trying to kill native stuff in general if you can. Except ticks. frick those assholes.
Posted by Jack Daniel
Gold member
Member since Feb 2013
26488 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:39 pm to
I’ve has some bite me when I was a kid and stepped on them while barefoot. Toughen up
Posted by Sun God
Member since Jul 2009
45421 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:40 pm to
No you didn’t
Posted by LegendInMyMind
Member since Apr 2019
59475 posts
Posted on 11/20/23 at 6:41 pm to
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It's good practice to just avoid trying to kill native stuff in general if you can. Except ticks. frick those assholes.

Yep. Everything has a check. Letting it all work is usually the best approach.

Got ticks? Don't kill the next possum that shows up around your place. Those dudes eat a boatload of ticks.
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