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Got stung by a red velvet ant today
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:29 pm
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
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Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:30 pm to Sun God
Anything that color has got to be a nasty mf.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:30 pm to Sun God
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:31 pm to Sun God
Pretty high up on the Schmidt String Pain Index
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:31 pm to Sun God
RIP in pieces
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to Sun God
One of those bastards hospitalized my wife.
She too expressed new words I’ve never heard her say.
She too expressed new words I’ve never heard her say.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to Sun God
Where did she get you? And compare it to a red, paper wasp.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to Sun God
I hate these bastards and usually torch them with a stick lighter when I see one.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:34 pm to Sun God
Got hit by one of those in the spring, left a friggin scar on my foot.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:39 pm to Sun God
quote: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?
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
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:40 pm to Sun God
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?
I've never tried to handle them but they're supposed to be very docile.
Did you accidentally smush it or something?
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to Sun God
Aka the “Cow Killer.”
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to Sun God
Been there done that and like really really hurts makes sense it’s a damn wasp
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:49 pm to Sun God
The first sentence you posted literally says “commonly mistaken for an ant” lol
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:52 pm to Sun God
I think I stepped on one of those, with shoes on, about 47 times this past summer. And it still moved. So I stepped 47 more times.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:55 pm to Sun God
I remember seeing these as a kid and we were all amazed at how tough they were. We’d step and stomp on them over and over and it barely even phased them. I do t remember what we used to call them though, and that’s gonna drive me crazy. 
Those things were no joke though. I can’t imagine how bad their stings hurt.
We may have called them bullet ants..??
ETA: definitely was cow ant.
Those things were no joke though. I can’t imagine how bad their stings hurt.
We may have called them bullet ants..??
ETA: definitely was cow ant.
This post was edited on 11/20/23 at 6:19 pm
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:55 pm to Sun God
ol cow ant. that’s a baw you can’t even stomp to death no matter how mad you are.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:56 pm to Sun God
Those are common at my house and we kill the shite out of them.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:57 pm to Sun God
You got stung by a wasp, sir.
Posted on 11/20/23 at 5:58 pm to Sun God
There’s a reason why they have that frick around and find out bright color. Duh
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