#velvet ant

[apsciencebydan]

Little velvet ant man! Phidippus cardinalis male, looking and behaving very much like the ubiquitous "cow-killer" velvet ants. ❤️🖤

#nature #animals #bugblr #photography #science #invertebrates #spiders #emotionalsupportspood #salticidae #velvet ant

[herpsandbirds]

Panda Ant (Euspinolia militaris), female, family Mutillidae, endemic to the Sclerophyll forests of Chile

Venomous.

This insect is a velvet ant. Velvet ants are wasps with wingless females, and winged males.

The velvet wasps have very painful stings!

photograph by Chris Lukhaup

#velvet ant #euspinolia #mutillidae #wasp #hymenoptera #insect #entomology #venomous #south america #animals #nature

[onenicebugperday]

@toadsong submitted: Today's bug(s) are some very curious red velvet ants (Dasymutilla occidentalis) sniffing about!

Velvet ants are so so so good. Spiritually I am kissing these ladies

#animals #insects #bugs #submission #video #wasp #velvet ant #common eastern velvet ant

[tinylongwing]

For SciArt September 13: Carmine

Dasymutilla californica. I love velvet ants a lot, and so far have documented five species (including this one) in my region on inaturalist. They're just such fuzzy little things!

#velvet ant #inverteblr #sciart september #scientific illustration #invertebrate #wasps #insects #artists on tumblr

[strigops]

came across a velvet ant near my apartment!!! only the third time i’ve ever seen one, and the first time i’ve seen a red one!! also the largest one i’ve seen, this was a pretty hefty lady compared to the little orange ones

#velvet ant #the other two i saw were at calvert cliffs and while doing field work in wyoming #all three were impossible to photograph lmfao only video can capture their speedy beauty

[zoology-time]

Common Eastern Velvet Ant (female), Dasymutilla occidentalis

#this was my first time seeing one! #velvet ant #wasp #parasitoid wasp #arthropod #invertebrate #insect #bug #ID #saltmarsh bird survey job

[flame-shadow]

commission for @mechanicalrot - thank you!

#flameshadowart #commission #furry #anthro #bug person #velvet ant #earth defense force #othersocs #Vivian #id in alt #forgot at first whoops

[dsi-os]

back on my bugbo grind (will get distracted with personal projects again)

FIRST FANOM BUGBO POST:

#thomas flyswatter #bugbo #gerbo #gradient joe #bugbo series #bug #bugbo fanart #fanon design #fanonized #fanon #velvet ant #spider #bugbo gerbo #bugbo gradient joe #bugbo thomas flyswatter #flyswatter #ms paint #original art #art #doodles #my art #ms paint art #ms paint doodles #ms paint drawing #art dump #meow #enjoy #i love my fanonized designs so much they make me so happy #gradient joe design by my partner :3

[clannfearrunt]

CELEBRITY CRITTER: Red velvet ant

love and bugs on planet earth!!

#this was from yesterday but i zoned out very hard and didnt poast the video or the image or th #bugs #insects #velvet ant #wasps #hymenoptera #<3 #Con stop yapping

[brella-boi]

Day 21 and 22: Pink Crab Spider and Red Velvet Ant

The pink crab is like a catboy to me actually

#invertober2023 #insects #crab spider #pink crab spider #red velvet ant #cow killer #ant #velvet ant #spider #bug art #bugblr #inverts #myart

[apsciencebydan]

I definitely missed all the miniscule ephuta velvet ants these past few months. This was 1 of the 3 out and about late this afternoon. Pretty little things. ❤️

#nature #animals #photography #bugblr #science #invertebrates #entomology #wasps #velvet ant #mutillidae

[herpsandbirds]

Red Velvet Ant aka Cow Killer (Dasymutilla occidentalis), female, family Mutillidae, Owen county, IN, USA

This is actually not an ant at all, but it actually a species of wasp. The females are wingless, and thus resemble large furry ants.

They have an extremely painful sting!

photograph by Rick Malad

#velvet ant #wasp #hymenoptera #insect #dasymutilla #mutillidae #north america #animals #nature

[onenicebugperday]

Paradise velvet ant, Ephutomorpha paradisiaca, Mutillidae

*Edited to add velvet ants are wasps, not true ants. Females are wingless, but males have wings and can fly.

Photographed in Papua New Guinea by myrmecophil

#animals #curators on tumblr #insects #bugs #wasp #velvet ant #paradise velvet ant #one nice bug #as with all velvet ants #she is a wasp #not a true ant

[mothmonarch]

Anthony’s Journey 🌈

A commission from last year for HurricaneEris. May you find joy in following your truth!

#digital art #velvet ant #cartoon #trans #lgbt #transgender #commission #bug character

[tinylongwing]

2023 was a busy year for me! Thankfully I have some art I can show you all - there's always stuff every year that I can't show until the next year, haha. Enjoy this eclectic mix of birds, fanart, and a velvet ant - that's about usual for me, I'd say!

#art vs artist 2023 #birdblr #scientific illustration #lord huron #wildlife illustration #palila #golden white-eye #velvet ant #horned lark #american goshawk #saipan reed-warbler #johnnie redmayne #alex redmayne #artists on tumblr

[t00thpasteface]

saw a cool bug and chased it around to get a photo. found out later it was a velvet ant aka the cow-killer wasp. i'm embarrassed about almost winning a darwin award but i'm more embarrassed i didn't get a better shot...

#shebbz shoutz #shebbz irl #bug #wasp #velvet ant #cow killer