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Fast running beetle - Dasymutilla occidentalis
Copyright © 2014 Dave Pierce

Fast running beetle - Dasymutilla occidentalis
Wildwood, St Louis County, Missouri, USA
July 20, 2014
Size: 1 in.
This red fast moving beetle was on our deck this morning. It was running so fast it was hard to get a photo of it. What kind of beetle is this?
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Contributed by David Pierce on 20 July, 2014 - 11:06am
Last updated 22 July, 2014 - 7:28pm

Moved
Moved from Velvet Ants.
… George Waldren, 22 July, 2014 - 7:28pm login or register to post comments

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… v belov, 20 July, 2014 - 2:07pm login or register to post comments

This is actually a female vel
This is actually a female velvet ant, which is to say it is more like a wasp. If you touch it you could get stung and be quite unhappy. Females don't fly and are very fast and active runners.
Wait for an expert on the group to get better ID info.
… Rich Kelly, 20 July, 2014 - 11:17am login or register to post comments

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