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Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla alesia) - Dasymutilla alesia
Copyright © 2007 Daniel Spurgeon

Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla alesia) - Dasymutilla alesia
Chilton County, Alabama, USA
September 9, 2007
I saw 5 or 6 of these wasps walking around on the ground in the woods. I was wondering if there was a nest nearby.
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Contributed by Daniel Spurgeon on 9 September, 2007 - 6:34pm

Nice.
Nice wasp! May I ask how you came by the identification? I know the genus is not easy to get to species level....
… Eric R. Eaton, 10 September, 2007 - 4:14pm login or register to post comments

 
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Hi Eric,

My method of identification was rather unscientific- I looked through the photos of the different species until I came across the one that had the matching markings. :) I won't mind if it needs to be moved to a less specific classification.

Thanks in advance,

Daniel
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