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Wasp? - Dasymutilla occidentalis - male
Copyright © 2010 Christopher Camargo

Wasp? - Dasymutilla occidentalis - Male
Long Key State Park, Monroe County, Florida, USA
August 24, 2010
Found near mangroves
Contributed by Christopher Camargo on 25 August, 2010 - 8:41am
Last updated 18 September, 2010 - 9:01pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

Image cropped a bit before moving into Guide.
… Ken Wolgemuth, 18 September, 2010 - 8:59pm

Velvet Ant
Maybe cow killer? NOT an ant, actually a wingless wasp.
… metrioptera, 25 August, 2010 - 8:57am

 
It had wings though. It's ha
sounds good thanks for the ID
… Christopher Camargo, 25 August, 2010 - 11:31am

 
This one's got wings,
which would make it a male. Cow Killer (Dasymutilla occidentalis) looks right, though:

… Ken Wolgemuth, 25 August, 2010 - 9:02am

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