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Anybody ran into a "cowkiller" before?
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:20 am
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:20 am
I used to see them all the time as a kid and they scared the crap out of me after one stung (or bit?) my mom out in the garden. Their heads are like steel and damn near impossible to kill by just stepping on them.
Saw a huge one this morning for first time in a long time and chopped him in half, furry demon was still crawling around.
Something I have noticed, I never see more than one at a time. Are they just so damn mean that they can't colonize or something?
For those that may not know, they look like ants but apparently they are actually wingless wasps:
Cow Killer
Saw a huge one this morning for first time in a long time and chopped him in half, furry demon was still crawling around.
Something I have noticed, I never see more than one at a time. Are they just so damn mean that they can't colonize or something?
For those that may not know, they look like ants but apparently they are actually wingless wasps:
Cow Killer
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Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:21 am to Bronson2017
No, but there was a thread yesterday that was about the pain different insects caused when the stung/bit.
cowkiller was listed and sounded like a painful SOB.
cowkiller was listed and sounded like a painful SOB.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:21 am to Bronson2017
Yeah, I see them fairly regularly.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:22 am to Bronson2017
I see them occasionally and run away screaming like a little girl
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:24 am to Bronson2017
I picked one up like a dumbass when I was about 7 because it looked fuzzy and cool. I learned my lesson, and ain't messed with one since.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:24 am to Bronson2017
Guy lets himself get stung by cowkiller
This post was edited on 9/19/19 at 9:28 am
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:27 am to Bronson2017
I see them in my backyard all the time. They aren’t aggressive, they just crawl in the grass. Wear shoes, live and let live.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:28 am to Bronson2017
We always called them velvet ants growing up. They'd always show up when the carpenter ants were most active.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:28 am to Bronson2017
Don't see em as much as I used to. Seen a few this year.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:30 am to Bronson2017
i got stung by one. Thought it was an ant and bit. Boy was I wrong. Damn thing had a stinger longer that it's body. 
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:31 am to Bronson2017
Saw one last week in Baton Rouge. First time ever seeing one. Couldn't tell if it was ant or wasp but it looked nasty!
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:35 am to Buryl
They are a wingless wasp and the sting hurts like crazy
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:36 am to SUB
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Guy lets himself get stung by cowkiller
That guy is fricking nuts
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:36 am to SetTheMood
That is actually their real name if I am not mistaken. I think it is the "Eastern Velvet Ant".
EDIT: They are also referred to as Panda Ants, never heard that one before.
EDIT: They are also referred to as Panda Ants, never heard that one before.
This post was edited on 9/19/19 at 9:40 am
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:39 am to Bronson2017
I always heard them called velvet ants. Never heard the name "cow killer" before.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:39 am to Bronson2017
They suck and will light you up when they hit you.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:40 am to Bronson2017
Picked one up in middle school. I cried for probably an hour. Most painful thing I've ever experienced
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:46 am to SUB
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:47 am to Catahoula20LSU
Yeah, they are actually wasps. The female is wingless, but the male has wings, doesn't sting, and is about half the size of the female.
Saw one yesterday in the backyard. Never been stung by one and hope I never do.
Saw one yesterday in the backyard. Never been stung by one and hope I never do.
Posted on 9/19/19 at 9:48 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
Had one of those bastards just strut through my living room w couple of weeks ago. I had never seen one and I don’t particularly care to share a house with one.
The good news is my research indicates they are more solitary beings...so hopefully there are no others sharing a home with me.
The good news is my research indicates they are more solitary beings...so hopefully there are no others sharing a home with me.
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