June 24, 2021

I'm a female Four-spotted Velvet Ant,

If I was a guy, I'd have little black wings

But I'm a female so you should fear me -

I probably won't kill you, but man, can I sting!

(Male Velvet ants do not sting.)

Location: St. Sebastian River Preserve State Park, Fellsmere

Sources: https://entomology.ca.uky.edu/ef442

Photo and text © 2021 Dee Fairbanks Simpson