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Unknown Ant - Dasymutilla
Copyright © 2009 Keokuk Mike

Unknown Ant - Dasymutilla
Sun City, Manatee County, Florida, USA
June 17, 2009
Very fast moving LARGE ant, at first thought it was a cow killer.
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Contributed by Keokuk Mike on 17 June, 2009 - 9:23pm
Last updated 27 June, 2009 - 4:00pm

Hmmm
It is indeed a velvet ant, but I was under the impression that the "cow killer" title applied only to those big ones with the bright red hairs.

http://bugguide.net/node/view/13126/bgimage

But there are so many varieties and who knows the rules when it comes to common names. But its been my experience that the ones pictured at the above link are larger and more dramatic than most.
… David, 19 June, 2009 - 8:18am login or register to post comments

 
D. occidentalis = Cow Killer
You're right on, D. occidentalis is the only velvet ant that should be called "cow killer." The family Mutillidae is so diverse and speciose that common names are rarely used except for one or two.
… George Waldren, 19 June, 2009 - 10:52am login or register to post comments

you were right about cow killer -- this is a mutillid indeed
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… v belov, 17 June, 2009 - 9:25pm login or register to post comments

 
Dasymutilla sp.
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… George Waldren, 17 June, 2009 - 9:30pm login or register to post comments

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