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Cow Killer - Dasymutilla occidentalis - male
Copyright © 2012 Karen Anthonisen Finch

Cow Killer - Dasymutilla occidentalis - Male
Sarasota, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
June 13, 2012
Saw several of these flying low to the ground, investigating little pockets in the dirt, then flying off. Some chased others around.

Here's our video of the discovery of males and a female we discovered here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0RK7eKcUM4&feature=plcp
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Contributed by Karen Anthonisen Finch on 13 June, 2012 - 3:34pm
Last updated 20 August, 2012 - 3:34pm

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 12 July, 2012 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

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… Brad Barnd, 7 July, 2012 - 3:11am login or register to post comments

Male velvet ant
Looks like Dasymutilla occidentalis, the "cow killer".
… Andrew Meeds, 13 June, 2012 - 3:42pm login or register to post comments

 
I suspected it was a male red velvet ant wasp,
Thanks for the Cow Killer ID, Andrew.
… Karen Anthonisen Finch, 13 June, 2012 - 4:08pm login or register to post comments

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