Black and white velvet ant, Suareztilla gazagnairei, Mutillidae
Despite the common name, velvet ants are not actually ants, but rather wasps. Females are wingless but are capable of a powerful defensive sting.
Photographed by alenilson in Brazil
Black and white velvet ant, Suareztilla gazagnairei, Mutillidae
Despite the common name, velvet ants are not actually ants, but rather wasps. Females are wingless but are capable of a powerful defensive sting.
Photographed by alenilson in Brazil