red velvet ants also known as killer cows have 6 legs
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.
Yes, they do. I lived in SW Missouri and seen them when I was younger.
I guessing you meant the red velvet ants.
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Red and black carpenter ants have a black body with red heads and thoraxes. The back legs are black and the male and female both have wings.
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It sounds like a velvet ant. Here's a link to a website that has more info: http://www.whatsthatbug.com/category/velvet-ants/
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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.
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).
Yes they can because if they suck your blood poision will get on to you.
Yes, they do. I lived in SW Missouri and seen them when I was younger.
The Velvet Ant is a wasp not an ant. Females are wingless and covered with hair and strongly resemble ants. The red velvet ant is the largest velvet ant species at 3/4 of an inch long.
Eastern velvet ants, mutillid wasps, red velvet ants, red spotted ant mimic spiders, signate lady beetles, and scarlet malachite beetles are all black and red bugs. These bugs are also native to the Phoenix area.
It sounds like you have an infestation of wingless wasps also known as Velvet Ants. Be careful as they have a very powerful sting. The following URL will get you to a page on the Velvet Ant and a method of removing them. http://www.pestproducts.com/velvet_ants.htm
You will need to be a little more specific. There are more than 10,000 species of ants on earth, and many of them are red. And what is more, many of them are called bull ants, and what does "stronger" mean for an ant? Stronger jaws? stronger legs?
They look like ants that are red. They have three body segments: head, thorax and abdomen, and they have six legs. They are 2-6ml long.