Weird Ant (Possibly not even an ant)
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Weird Ant (Possibly not even an ant)
Found this insect (hopefully an ant) on my families farm in Athens, Georgia. It is about to 5/8 of an inch long. Very aggressive, keeps trying to bite and eat it’s way through the cotton. https://m.imgur.com/gallery/Be4kmkJ
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Re: Weird Ant (Possibly not even an ant)
That's a Velvet Ant, also known as a Cow Killer Wasp. So not an ant at allMbrownblue5 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 27, 2018 1:08 pmFound this insect (hopefully an ant) on my families farm in Athens, Georgia. It is about to 5/8 of an inch long. Very aggressive, keeps trying to bite and eat it’s way through the cotton. https://m.imgur.com/gallery/Be4kmkJ
Colonies:
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
--Tetramorium Caespitum
--Camponotus pennsylvanicus
--Formica Sp.
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Re: Weird Ant (Possibly not even an ant)
Red velvet ant. But don’t be mistaken the Red velvet is a wasp not an ant. If I were you I would release as soon as possible because their stings hurt like crazy!!!!!
An ants' strength can be rivaled by few animals compared to relative body size.
Re: Weird Ant (Possibly not even an ant)
There's an interesting video by Coyote Peterson(Brave Wilderness) on Youtube if you want to learn more about that bug (and a very clear indication of why you need to be careful with it).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF-oSVCCqzU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EF-oSVCCqzU
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Re: Weird Ant (Possibly not even an ant)
That’s what I was fearing, I will be releasing it today where I found it. Hopefully it can rejoin its family if it has one.
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