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Dasymutilla occidentalis - Cow Killer

Dasymutilla occidentalis - Cow Killer

Prairie Center, Olathe, KS

Don't let the fuzziness fool you, not only is this not an ant, its a wasp in the family Mutillidae and has the name Cow Killer for a reason ,and unless your really want to find out why, these are a "Look but don't touch" species

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