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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
I apologize for the quality of these two images. This is the best I could do on these fast-moving little creatures.

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Red velvet ant - Pseudomethoca - female Red velvet ant - Pseudomethoca - female
Contributed by dhilkey on 11 January, 2009 - 5:25pm
Last updated 12 January, 2009 - 2:04pm

female Pseudomethoca.
female Pseudomethoca.
… William Ericson, 12 January, 2009 - 1:03am

 
Thanks,
for the id.
Dona
… dhilkey, 4 February, 2009 - 1:09pm

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