08-08-2020, 09:04 AM
(08-08-2020, 08:26 AM)Ninurta Wrote:(08-07-2020, 04:03 PM)Schmoe1 Wrote: Came into this thread expecting to say "Ha! I've got a rival for you here in the US!
The Velvet Ant, aka Cow Killer:
But nevermind, as I read what your ants do, jump on you and attack, I admit defeat. These velvet ants are generally hard-to-find ground dwelling wasps and not aggressive unless handled.
I saw something that looked like that once in NC. I was standing guard duty outside a bank, and saw a fuzzy red ant that looked like that, but the little bastard was about 2 inches long! I thought, "well that's the biggest damned ant I ever saw, and it's fuzzy and red to boot!" Never saw one like it before, or since, so I figured I should maybe quit drinking or something, as it seemed to be having permanent effects even when I was sober. Thank God I talked myself out of THAT!
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I hope you kill that Damn Thing!
Once A Rogue, Always A Rogue!