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Started By Lisberg , Jul 20 2021 2:22 AM

Best Answer ANTdrew , July 20 2021 - 2:52 AM

Wingless wasp, aka velvet ant. Go to the full post


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#1 Offline Lisberg - Posted July 20 2021 - 2:22 AM

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I've never seen this before - any help?

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#2 Offline ANTdrew - Posted July 20 2021 - 2:52 AM   Best Answer

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Wingless wasp, aka velvet ant.
"The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer." Prov. 30:25
Keep ordinary ants in extraordinary ways.

#3 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted July 20 2021 - 4:30 AM

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Don’t let that thing sting you they are called cow killers for a reason

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#4 Offline Lisberg - Posted July 20 2021 - 5:19 AM

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Thanks - well I did let it crawl on my hand to get a better look at it - it all went well this time :)

I let it go, so glad for the ID
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#5 Offline AntBoi3030 - Posted July 20 2021 - 8:10 AM

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Your really lucky you didn’t get stung lol. Coyote Peterson did a video on getting stung by them.

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