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Bright Orange - Dasymutilla lepeletierii - female
Copyright © 2007 Scott Nelson

Bright Orange - Dasymutilla lepeletierii - Female
Three Lakes Wilderness Area, Osceola County, Florida, USA
July 3, 2007
Size: 10 mm

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Contributed by Scott Nelson on 4 July, 2007 - 6:21pm

Not Sure
I found this ant in my livingroom a couple of days ago. I killed it. It's shell was very hard and it was hard to kill. My son he had seen this before. What is this? My son maybe interested in doing a project. THX Also do these things sting?
… wenfrolul, 17 August, 2007 - 1:35am login or register to post comments

 
Stinger
Yes, these are wingless female wasps, so they can leave a painful sting. They have a very hard exoskeleton which does make them hard to kill or smash if that be the case. What kind of project would your son do? Perhaps I can give you some information.
… Scott Nelson, 17 August, 2007 - 5:34am login or register to post comments

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