the ladies are here
Jul 29, 2020 10:57:50 #
this is the 1st female velvet ant i have seen this year.the males have been buzzing around for a couple weeks.she never stopped and disappeared in the grass to soon.
Jul 29, 2020 11:04:09 #
tinusbum wrote:
this is the 1st female velvet ant i have seen this year.the males have been buzzing around for a couple weeks.she never stopped and disappeared in the grass to soon.
Jul 29, 2020 11:05:20 #
Nice !!!... I saw a couple of males buzzing about this morning when I came back from walking my dog. Didn't have a camera and they were too active to capture...
Jul 29, 2020 11:09:36 #
Jul 29, 2020 11:22:44 #
Just went back out and snagged a male...Images to follow?
Jul 30, 2020 06:41:33 #
You get some really interesting insects in America. These are nice shots of course.
Jul 30, 2020 08:53:54 #
This is one of the larger species, and is popularly known as the 'cow killer' since its sting is incredibly painful.
Used to see them a lot when growing up. Do not walk outside in bare feet on the lawn when these are around.
Here is that lunatic Coyote Peterson demonstrating what they can do: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1332197/Expert-stings-infamous-cow-killer-wasp.html
Used to see them a lot when growing up. Do not walk outside in bare feet on the lawn when these are around.
Here is that lunatic Coyote Peterson demonstrating what they can do: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/video/news/video-1332197/Expert-stings-infamous-cow-killer-wasp.html
Jul 30, 2020 10:19:03 #
Mark Sturtevant wrote:
This is one of the larger species, and is popularly known as the 'cow killer' since its sting is incredibly painful.
the females i have been seeing are 1" long,give or take a mm
Jul 30, 2020 10:52:51 #
You are a true master at finding a variety of specimens. This is another great one.
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