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Wasp - genus Ephutomorpha The common name is velvet ant, but it is infact a species of was with the females being wingless. Observed her on a sandy patch with many small native bees burrowing tunnels in the sand . I at first was shire that it was one of the bees and don’t know how I didn’t notice that she had no wings. Also looked like an ant. Australia,Geotagged,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

Wasp - genus Ephutomorpha

The common name is velvet ant, but it is infact a species of was with the females being wingless. Observed her on a sandy patch with many small native bees burrowing tunnels in the sand . I at first was shire that it was one of the bees and don’t know how I didn’t notice that she had no wings. Also looked like an ant.

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Strange appearance! Posted 6 years ago
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      Ernst
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      Yes Ferdy you are right this is a strange looking thing .I have to embarrass my selfs and have to admit that I made a very big mistake. I really have no idea what I was thinking of , but now I know that this is not a bee , it can’t be as it for one has no wings. It looks like an ant and is called a Velvet ant . This also is not correct . It is in fact a wingless female wasp and the genus appears to be - Ephutomorpha , but can’t work out the species. So that is it don’t ask me to explain it how I confused this one. Posted 6 years ago
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        Ferdy Christant
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        Don't beat yourself up over it, Ernst! It's perfectly normal to take multiple steps for such a puzzling species. Posted 6 years ago

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Uploaded Dec 10, 2018. Captured Dec 9, 2018 20:33 in 430 Galston Rd, Dural NSW 2158, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 700D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/664s
  • ISO400
  • 55mm