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Velvet Ant face

(Hymenoptera: Mutillidae)

This insect is often times called a cow killer because its sting can cause an adverse reaction in a cow, that could lead to its death.

This image is of a mounted specimen found in Kittrell, NC USA in June 2010.

Not to include in the yearbook....

Reference: bugguide.net/node/view/159

Kittrell, NC USA, June 2010.

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Uploaded on July 3, 2010
Taken on July 3, 2010