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Cow Killer - Dasymutilla aureola Sorry for the quality. I&#039;m only sharing this photo so we have a dorsal view and will reshoot this specimen at some point.<br /> <br /> Nicknamed &quot;cow killer&quot; because of their intensely painful stings.<br /> <br /> *Pinned specimen; native to California, USA<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139752/cow_killer_-_dasymutilla_aureola.html" title="Cow Killer - Dasymutilla aureola"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/139752_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=kFJgvD4j6zCdqTB27NWOGHCtqh0%3D" width="200" height="146" alt="Cow Killer - Dasymutilla aureola Nicknamed &quot;cow killer&quot; because of their intensely painful stings.<br /> <br /> *Pinned specimen; native to California, USA<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139753/cow_killer_-_dasymutilla_aureola.html Dasymutilla,Dasymutilla aureola,Mutillidae,cow killer,pacific velvet ant,velvet ant,velvet wasp" /></a></figure> Dasymutilla aureola Click/tap to enlarge

Cow Killer - Dasymutilla aureola

Sorry for the quality. I'm only sharing this photo so we have a dorsal view and will reshoot this specimen at some point.

Nicknamed "cow killer" because of their intensely painful stings.

*Pinned specimen; native to California, USA

Cow Killer - Dasymutilla aureola Nicknamed "cow killer" because of their intensely painful stings.<br /> <br /> *Pinned specimen; native to California, USA<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/139753/cow_killer_-_dasymutilla_aureola.html Dasymutilla,Dasymutilla aureola,Mutillidae,cow killer,pacific velvet ant,velvet ant,velvet wasp

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The Pacific Velvet Ant

"Dasymutilla aureola" is a species of velvet ant in the family Mutillidae, found in the western United States.

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Similar species: Wasps, Bees, Sawflies And Ants
Species identified by Christine Young
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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Aug 15, 2022. Captured Aug 15, 2022 13:08.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/11.0
  • 1/197s
  • ISO800
  • 100mm