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seen one of these in my yard today. Mooreville, Ms

I saw one of these this morning in Terry Hershey Park here in Houston, TX. It was beautiful, but I definitely don't want to pick one up! ;)

Saw one today in Lawrenceburg, Indiana in our backyard. Saw one 2 weeks ago going down the alley downtown... didn't know what it was

spotted one of these in Davidson NC.walking the trails.

me and my girlfriends dad where out side smoking a cigg i was standing in the grass when he pointed and said what is that i turned around and there was one running thru the grass and then ten minuets later we found a second one

Common Name: Red velvet ant or "cow killer"
Scientific Name: Dasymutilla occidentalis (Linnaeus)
Order: Hymenoptera
Description: These insects are wasps, not ants. Females are wingless and covered with dense hair, superficially resembling ants. The red velvet-ant is the largest velvet-ant species, reaching about 3/4 inch in length. They are black overall with patches of dense orange-red hair on the thorax and abdomen. Males are similar but have wings and can not sting. http://insects.tamu.edu/fieldguide/cimg344.html

i just saw one of these. I wonder if it hurts worse than a horse ant if you get bit? hmmm not going to try but still its the "hmmm" that makes me wonder. The little guys were all by the lake coming out of this golf ball sized hole in the ground. I thought it was a locust nest.

I had one of these creatures roaming around on my deck railing today. I have never seen one of these before, and was struck by how bright red it was with the black ring around its belly. My husband when in to find out what it was. I live here in Bowling Green, Kentucky, and when I read a little more about it, I thought what in the world is it doing here? Tried to take a picture of it, but it travels very fast.
But did manage to get one finally. Ahh the wonder of nature!!

OK so I was out today and caught maybe 8 of these in the horse feild are they gonna get along in one thing and what could I feed em or should I let em go.

OMG OMG OMG OMG. I just saw one of these "things" outside when i was walking my dog. What the heck is it?! is it dangerous?! thank you so much for any info. LOL Im in Atlanta GA

Yikes! I captured one of these "velvet ants" while out at a camp in Alvin, TX. I did let it walk on me briefly, so I feel very fortunate that the red lady didn't sting me. She is hanging out in my bug box for now. I will add some photos of her soon.

Two more pictures, and of great quality, of this Velvet ant species in this Guide. One of the more distinctives, widespread in the East - despite its name. Not very common, but due to its size and very bright color, it's easily spotted. When running through meadows and gardens, these wingless insects are actually looking for Bumblebee nests, which are the hosts of their larvae. Although very painful, the sting of this wasp is not enough, of course, to kill a cow - but people always exagerate! Putting a coin aside was a good idea, by helping to assess the size.

This is some species of velvet ant (Family Mutillidae). It is actually a female wasp. The males have wings, but the females do not. The females can give a very nasty sting, so do not pick one up.