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#1 Offline luvia - Posted May 19 2022 - 2:44 PM

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Hi everyone! I'm new at this forum and I've been reading some posts but I couldn't find the ant is killing me.

I'm from Valencia in Spain, and every spring I see some little red ants on my couch and they bite me. The bite is really painful and the bump remains for days itchy and painful. I have no clue what type of ant is and I would be really grateful if you help me to identify it. I also would like to ask how to prevent they bite me or if there is a way get them away from my house. Is it possible they live in my couch or my house? I live in a flat next to the orchards.
I post a picture of both the ant and the bite.
Gracias!

#2 Offline luvia - Posted May 19 2022 - 3:11 PM

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#3 Offline gcsnelling - Posted May 19 2022 - 3:20 PM

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This is a small solitary wasp, a bethylid perhaps, not an ant. Some of these tiny wasps have pretty potent stings.


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#4 Offline AntsCali098 - Posted May 19 2022 - 4:19 PM

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This is a small solitary wasp, a bethylid perhaps, not an ant. Some of these tiny wasps have pretty potent stings.

Really? Looks very similar to an ant


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#5 Offline luvia - Posted May 20 2022 - 5:42 AM

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It has no wings anf it's really small. I'm still thinking it's a type of ant.

#6 Offline gcsnelling - Posted May 20 2022 - 2:40 PM

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Nope, this type of wasp is often  quite small and often wingless.



#7 Offline ZTYguy - Posted May 20 2022 - 3:14 PM

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No ant that looks like that could leave a mark I am sure it’s a wasp as gcsnelling is saying

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#8 Offline James C. Trager - Posted May 22 2022 - 6:32 AM

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Lacks a distinct petiole and has a nearly square head typical of many bethylid wasps. 
Remember also that ants are direct descendants of wasps, so any wasps that happen to lack wings are quite ant-like in appearance.



#9 Offline dspdrew - Posted May 22 2022 - 7:43 AM

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I wonder if it's possible he is allergic to the venom.



#10 Offline gcsnelling - Posted May 23 2022 - 2:02 AM

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Allergy is not impossible, however as I already noted, the stings of these things can be pretty fierce.







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