velvet ants

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• Velvet ant sting — Common in most parts of the world including the Southern and Southwestern United States, velvet ants are not true ants but rather parasitic wasps. Their sting—like that of other wasps, fire ants, bees, yellow jackets, and hornets can trigger …   Medical dictionary

• velvet ant — any of several fuzzy, often brightly colored wasps of the family Mutillidae, the wingless, antlike female of which inflicts a severe sting. [1740 50, Amer.] * * * ▪ insect  any of a group of wasps (order Hymenoptera) that are named for the… …   Universalium

• velvet ant — noun A wasp of the family Mutillidae with dense hair and whose wingless females resemble ants …   Wiktionary

• Ant, velvet — Common in most parts of the world including the Southern and Southwestern U.S., velvet ants are not true ants but rather parasitic wasps. Their sting can trigger allergic reactions. Avoidance, prompt treatment and, in selected cases, allergy… …   Medical dictionary

• Ant — For other uses, see Ant (disambiguation). Ants Temporal range: 130–0 Ma …   Wikipedia

• hymenopteran — /huy meuh nop teuhr euhn/, adj. 1. hymenopterous. n. 2. Also, hymenopter. a hymenopterous insect. [1875 80; HYMENOPTER + AN] * * * ▪ insect Introduction   any member of the third largest and perhaps the most beneficial to humans of all insect… …   Universalium

• Mutillidae — A female velvet ant. Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia …   Wikipedia

• Stridulation — is the act of producing sound by rubbing together certain body parts. This behavior is mostly associated with insects, but other animals are known to do this as well, such as a number of species of fishes, snakes and spiders. The mechanism is… …   Wikipedia

• Formicidae —   Hormigas …   Wikipedia Español

• Муравьи — Красный огненный муравей …   Википедия

• Dasymutilla gloriosa — Thistledown Velvet Ant Female …   Wikipedia