A brief meeting of Velvet Ants! These insects are not ants at all, but are actually solitary, parasitoid wasps. They are also known as "cow killers because of the painful sting they can deliver with a long, flexible stinger, but they are not known to actually kill cows. The females are wingless, and many species resemble large, furry ants. They are not social insects so they do not live in groups in nature, but do not seem bothered by each other either. There are more than 8,000 species, with 40
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