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formicidae - Pseudomethoca oculata
Copyright © 2009 Jessica Lawrence

formicidae - Pseudomethoca oculata
Prospect Hill, Caswell County, North Carolina, USA
June 9, 2009

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formicidae - Pseudomethoca oculata Pseudomethoca - Pseudomethoca oculata - female
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Contributed by Jessica Lawrence on 9 June, 2009 - 8:49am
Last updated 9 June, 2009 - 9:51am

Actually, Mutillidae
aka: Velvet ants. They are actually a type of wasp. Yours looks similar to this one:


You can get more info on them here:
http://bugguide.net/node/view/159
… apgarm, 9 June, 2009 - 9:47am login or register to post comments

 
yay
i didnt even realize because usually they run away from me so fast!! It must be a girl then? I think the males have wings...
… Jessica Lawrence, 9 June, 2009 - 9:51am login or register to post comments

 
Yep - female
Like you said, the males have wings. They do move pretty quick. I have never gotten a decent picture of one (I've actually only seen one a handful of times)
… apgarm, 9 June, 2009 - 10:15am login or register to post comments

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