Sunday, April 7, 2024

April 7, 2024

I am a Pseudomethoca sanbornii
I'm a type of Velvet Ant
I don't have wings
But I'm a wasp and I sting
I won't kill you, but you will "Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" chant.

Location: WW Ranch Road, SSRPSP

Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/misc/wasps/mutillidae.htm

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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