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Sami
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I'm sure this one is not really a mystery. I've seen them all my life, just don't know what it is. Anyone know?

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Could this be it?

velvet ant

The picture is similar,but it was the description of the colors and the fine,fuzzy hairs all over the body that caught my attention.

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Yep, looks like it. I looked this up & there are lots of different kinds of these but this one looks the same: http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/trees/ef442.htm

Says they're actually wasps but are parasitic on wasps and bees.

I think I like these kind better than the flying kind, LOL!

Thanks, all my life I've seen these things & that's exactly what they look like, a huge ant covered in red & black velvet.

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It earned its name by the reputation of the female’s sting. It is said that the sting is so painful that it could kill a cow.
[shocked] Do you have a lot of them? [scaredy]
Catlover [scaredy] [kitty]

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Sami
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No, I've only seen one this year, just happened to have my camera, at the time. But, I remember seeing them alot when I was a kid & spent a lot of time outside. Always wondered what they were, LOL.

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