Male Velvet Ant
Jul 29, 2020 13:01:13 #
Called that even though it is a Wasp. The Females are flightless. Tinusbum's post from earlier today prompted me to go out and capture one of the males flying around my yard... Here is the result before I let it go...Even though the males have no stinger, I was leery of it...
Jul 29, 2020 13:29:00 #
Jul 29, 2020 13:38:48 #
Screamin Scott wrote:
Called that even though it is a Wasp. The Females are flightless. Tinusbum's post from earlier today prompted me to go out and capture one of the males flying around my yard... Here is the result before I let it go...Even though the males have no stinger, I was leery of it...
Tho stingless, they can bite.
Can draw a bit of blood.
Mandibles slim but sharp.
Guess to hold the female better during mating.
Males die quickly, females live a month, that I am sure of.
Keep with an inch of just moist sand in a tight lidded shoe type plastic box, vented. You do not want it loose in the house.
A golf ball size rock in the middle.
Feed a few drops of honey, dripped on the rock. Give a spritz of water on the rock before feeding.
Bill
Bill
Jul 29, 2020 17:56:13 #
Jul 30, 2020 08:38:22 #
Good pictures! These are hard to photograph. The species I get around here are pretty small.
Jul 30, 2020 10:12:35 #
i have them flying around too,some are small and some are really big.good job
Jul 30, 2020 10:55:49 #
"Free at last...Free at last, Lord O'Mighty, free at last". Great capture of both getting it and photographing it. I can relate to the apprehension of catching it for they look like something that shouts, "Stay away from me".
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