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Got stung by a red velvet ant today
Posted by Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:29 pm
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0It 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
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by Christopher Columbo 
on 11/20/23 at 5:30 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:30 pm to Sun God
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy on 11/20/23 at 5:31 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:31 pm to Sun GodPretty high up on the Schmidt String Pain Index
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by footswitch 
on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to Sun GodOne 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.
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by Shanegolang on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:32 pm to Sun GodWhere did she get you? And compare it to a red, paper wasp.
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by HillabeeBaw 
on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to Sun GodI hate these bastards and usually torch them with a stick lighter when I see one.
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by Martini 
on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
on 11/20/23 at 5:33 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuyquote:
Schmidt String Pain Index
Who the hell is Schmidt and how did he determine rank for pain?
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re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by Sun God on 11/20/23 at 5:36 pm to Shanegolang
on 11/20/23 at 5:36 pm to Shanegolangquote:
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 at 5:39 pm
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by BRgetthenet on 11/20/23 at 5:37 pm to Martini
on 11/20/23 at 5:37 pm to MartiniHe got stung a lot over the years and took notes.
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by Epaminondas on 11/20/23 at 5:39 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:39 pm to Sun Godquote: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
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?
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by GRTiger 
on 11/20/23 at 5:40 pm to Epaminondas
on 11/20/23 at 5:40 pm to EpaminondasNature's turducken
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by Barneyrb 
on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to HoustonGumbeauxGuyList is crap, no yellow jacket rating
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by Roll Tide Ravens on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to Sun GodAka the “Cow Killer.”
re: Got stung by a red velvet ant todayPosted by TutHillTiger 
on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to Sun God
on 11/20/23 at 5:42 pm to Sun GodBeen there done that and like really really hurts makes sense it’s a damn wasp
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