tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post746013016376405620..comments2024-03-26T22:16:26.572-04:00Comments on Terrierman's Daily Dose: Strange WildlifePBurnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-38910417538364168152007-10-20T21:56:00.000-04:002007-10-20T21:56:00.000-04:00Yep, I just read the decription. Quite a little s...Yep, I just read the decription. Quite a little stinger!!! They sound very much like a .45-caliber "cop-killer bullet" ant. There was a nest of ground bees in a sette just down the wire, and they are apparently parasitic to bees, so it all fits like hand in glove. A pretty little critter though!<BR/><BR/>PatrickPBurnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05781540805883519064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-72417047112398967782007-10-20T16:04:00.000-04:002007-10-20T16:04:00.000-04:00A female Velvet Ant --- yikes!Here's a link:http:/...A female Velvet Ant --- yikes!<BR/><BR/>Here's a link:<BR/>http://lancaster.unl.edu/pest/resources/CowKiller.shtmlLuisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684843.post-23059229728729611122007-10-20T11:52:00.000-04:002007-10-20T11:52:00.000-04:00Hey Patrick, you found a velvet ant (family Mutill...Hey Patrick, you found a velvet ant (family Mutillidae). Its a wingless female you describe, and it's good you didn't mess with it, cuz they can 'rock your world', as they say. There are a lot of species, and they are external parasites of wasps and bees, mostly. <BR/><BR/>Those whitey skunks show up now and then; any decent museum collection will have a few in their specimen cabinets.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like you had a good day.Camera Trap Codgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11052159376463794204noreply@blogger.com