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Forum: Insect and Spider IdentificationReplies: 4, Views: 26
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crissyr
Malvern, AR
(Zone 7b)

July 20, 2008
4:25 PM

Post #5291606

Does anyone know what this is? I have a few more pics of it if you need, but all of them are of it's back side. He was hard to take pictures of he was running so fast.

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bugme
Barnesville, GA
(Zone 8b)

July 20, 2008
4:39 PM

Post #5291650

Looks like what we call a "cow-ant" here.
crissyr
Malvern, AR
(Zone 7b)

July 20, 2008
6:18 PM

Post #5292164

It is definitely a cow ant, or cow killer ant. It's actually a velvet wasp.
Thanks for the help!
suunto
Sinks Grove, WV

July 20, 2008
6:47 PM

Post #5292308

In this wasp family (Mutillidae), the females are wingless but the males have wings and can fly - see [HYPERLINK@www.torreypine.org] for an image. The larvae of most species are external parasites on other solitary wasps and bees.
crissyr
Malvern, AR
(Zone 7b)

July 20, 2008
6:51 PM

Post #5292339

So maybe like this?

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