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Most Mutillidae (velvet ants) live in the warmer parts of the planet, and mainly in fairly dry areas. Some of them live in nearly desert areas. They must live in places where they will find insects on which their young can feed and grow. These prey (or host) insects have their own habitats, so the Mutillidae must be adapted to where their particular hosts live, on which their larvae can feed. Most of the hosts are bees or wasps, while other kinds of velvet ants need caterpillars, beetles, cockroaches and a few other types of insects. Whatever the habitat of the host, the velvet ant must be able to live in the same habitat, usually sandy dry areas with suitable plant life.
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How many legs do red velvet ants have?
red velvet ants also known as killer cows have 6 legs
What do Velvet ants do?
velvet ants (actually a wasp) are predators of bumble bees
What results from the sting of a Velvet Ant?
Despite their popular name, velvet ants are not true ants but in fact belong to a family of parasitic wasps called Mutillidae. Female velvet ants are equipped with a very power stinger and the sting can be extraordinarily painful.
What deserts do fire ants live in?
Fire ants are found in parts of the Chihuahuan Desert and may have extended their range to include parts of the Sonoran Desert, especially in southern California.
Black ant red tail?
This could be one of several different species of velvet ants. Velvet ants look like ants but are actually part of the hornet family. This could be a Dasymutilla klugi.
What insects starts with the letter v?
The Violet Ground Beetle is an insect. The Viceroy Butterfly is found in North America. Velvet Ants are an insect.
Where do Velvet Ants live?
they live in sandy areas.
Do red velvet ants live in Maryland?
yes
Are there ants in the desert?
Beavers may be found in some rivers that pass through deserts in North America but do not stray far from the water.
Are red velvet ants wasps or ants?
They are a type of wingless wasp. The females are wingless anyway. They are in the family Mutillidae, in case you want to look them up. But common names are misleading and often nonsensical. A lot of the questions posted about "red velvet ants" seem to be dealing with real ants, so-called "velvety ants" and that is another matter. But real velvet ants are wasps other than ants (which actually are wasps of sorts as well, but never ind that for now).
Can velvet ants kill you?
Yes, they will slowly savage you to death (:
Do velvet ants fly?
The males are stingless, the females are wingless.
