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Red velvet ant - Pseudomethoca - female
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Red velvet ant - Pseudomethoca - Female
10 south of Maybell, Moffat County, Colorado, USA
Found in dry sandy habitat in NW Colorado. This red velvet ant is somewhat smaller than the orange Dasymutilla creusa.

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Red velvet ant - Pseudomethoca - female Red velvet ant - Pseudomethoca - female
Contributed by dhilkey on 11 January, 2009 - 5:23pm
Last updated 12 January, 2009 - 2:04pm

Red Velvet Ant
I believe that I have found one of these ants in South Jersey! If they don't leave Colorado...why is he/she here!? It's body is hard; I tried to smush it with a paper towel, and I could feel that it was hard like a shell. I took a picture that I could send if you could please help me. Are these ants harmful to people or my home?

Thanks!

Warmly-

Karen
… karen rees, 19 May, 2009 - 5:23pm

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