Mutillidae
Jul 25, 2023 12:10:39 #
The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Their bright colors serve as aposematic signals. They are known for their extremely painful stings
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
Jul 25, 2023 15:28:48 #
Jul 25, 2023 16:03:15 #
tinusbum wrote:
The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Their bright colors serve as aposematic signals. They are known for their extremely painful stings
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
Jul 25, 2023 18:00:53 #
Jul 26, 2023 06:13:39 #
Quite a stunning wasp. I enjoyed your write up even thogh I had to look up aposematic 
- when really it was obvious by the context.
- when really it was obvious by the context.Jul 26, 2023 06:56:07 #
tinusbum wrote:
The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Their bright colors serve as aposematic signals. They are known for their extremely painful stings
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
Fantastic Image!!
Jul 26, 2023 10:34:11 #
Jul 27, 2023 09:14:51 #
Jul 27, 2023 19:30:14 #
tinusbum wrote:
The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Their bright colors serve as aposematic signals. They are known for their extremely painful stings
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
this one is a male so it has wings but can not sting
Jul 28, 2023 10:05:30 #
Jul 29, 2023 17:09:33 #
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