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Ant? Wasp? - Myrmosula

Rowland Heights, LA County, California, USA
May 26, 2013

What is this, a ant or a wasp? It looks like a ant, but behaves like an wasp.

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Ant? Wasp? - Myrmosula

Ant? Wasp? - Myrmosula

Contributed by Vinny on 26 May, 2013 - 4:31pm
Last updated 27 May, 2013 - 9:59pm

Myrmosidae: Myrmosula sp., female

This is a solitary wasp.

Moved from Myrmosula rutilans.

… George Waldren, 27 May, 2013 - 9:59pm

Moved

Moved from Velvet Ants.

… George Waldren, 27 May, 2013 - 9:59pm

An expert will come along

and get you a species or genus ID. It takes time, but it will happen. Meanwhile you can Browse through the Mutillidae and see what you can find. Enjoy!

… john and jane balaban, 26 May, 2013 - 5:44pm

diff. family [ants are also a wasp family]

Moved from ID Request.

… v belov, 26 May, 2013 - 4:38pm

Thank you, but could you Iden

Thank you, but could you Identify it further or is it a hard task

… Vinny, 26 May, 2013 - 5:37pm

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