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#1 Offline SheepForgeBoi - Posted July 1 2018 - 1:39 AM

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It was found in southern UK during late June. It was found on the ground near lots of holes in the dirt on the edge of a field.

 

https://imgur.com/a/WHjwTrT

 

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#2 Offline Mettcollsuss - Posted July 1 2018 - 2:19 AM

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http://www.formicult...t-a-new-thread/


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#3 Offline SheepForgeBoi - Posted July 1 2018 - 2:43 AM

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Its not a ant and I have given all the information I have. Except its about 3mm long if that helps.


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#4 Offline Martialis - Posted July 2 2018 - 5:45 PM

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Wasp, related somewhat to the velvet ants/cow killers.


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#5 Offline SheepForgeBoi - Posted July 3 2018 - 3:03 AM

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Wasp, related somewhat to the velvet ants/cow killers.

Do you think it could be this? http://www.bwars.com...ae/myrmosa-atra



#6 Offline Martialis - Posted July 6 2018 - 7:03 AM

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Yep! That looks like her.


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#7 Offline Major - Posted July 6 2018 - 2:44 PM

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Ground/ digging wasp.

#8 Offline mbullock42086 - Posted July 22 2019 - 11:41 AM

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This is Myrmosa atra, not a velvet ant but convergently-evolved Myrmosine wasps in Pompiloidea. that superfamily has several flightless families 


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