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		<title>Cowkiller</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2011 16:36:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Weird lookin bug! August 20, 2011 So we just pulled into a campsite outside of Mobil, Alabama and saw this little guy running around. Never seen them were I&#8217;m from any ideas? Thanks Sean Reid Hi Sean, We hope our response got to you before you tried picking up this Velvet Ant.  Velvet Ants are [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Velvet Ant</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/08/16/velvet-ant-31/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:54:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Possible fire ant Location: Memphis tn August 15, 2011 11:31 pm My brother was laying on the floor playing with his Ipod and felt something crawly on him he shifts and next thing he knows lots of pain. I would like yo know what bug this is. I stomped it 6 times and it’s still [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Velvet Ant</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/08/10/velvet-ant-30/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:03:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Big red ant Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA August 9, 2011 11:31 am I have seen a few of these big red ants in my finished basement in Kansas lately. It has been a record-setting hot summer, so we have spent a lot of time in the cooler basement. I live on the outskirts of Wichita, [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Velvet Ant</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/07/27/velvet-ant-29/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 14:17:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[terribel painful sting Location: woodland hill, california July 26, 2011 9:49 pm everywhere this year – been here 15 years and never seen this bug black body – does not fly – looks like a white clover flower – terribly painful sting Signature: cheers Dear cheers, We do not want to even attempt a species [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Cow Killer</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/07/25/cow-killer-16/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:46:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flaming red velvet ant Location: western North Carolina July 24, 2011 7:48 pm Hi Bugman, Our family are huge fans of your site and use it often to find out about all sorts of insects. This one had us truly stumped. We had never seen anything like it in western North Carolina. She (as we [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Announcing a New Tag:  The Big 5</title>
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		<title>Male Velvet Ant</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/07/10/male-velvet-ant-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:33:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wasp in Oklahoma Location: Owasso, Oklahoma July 9, 2011 7:28 pm Hi bugman i have found this wasp type insect in my backyard. It is mainly black with some red parts. Signature: David B. Hi David, This is a male wasp in the genus Dasymutilla, a group commonly called Velvet Ants because the females are [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<title>Cowkiller</title>
		<link>http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/07/05/cowkiller-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 12:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Interesting Red and Black Insect Location: Charlotte, NC July 4, 2011 4:26 pm July 4, 2011 Greetings! I stumbled upon the red and black bug pictured below today and I was curious what it might be. It looks like an over-sized ant. It does not have wings but it moves pretty quickly. Any Ideas? Signature: [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<description><![CDATA[red bug Location: Anza, California June 30, 2011 6:32 am Hi, Photographed this fast little thingy on our property last year. I’ve seen a couple of them before, but they always seem to escape the frame before I can capture more than their tail-end leaving the picture. Any ideas please? Signature: Karen Hi Karen, The [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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		<dc:creator>bugman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[fuzzy ant? Location: Nike Missle Site in California June 7, 2011 9:45 pm hi, this thing was sighted at the Nike Missle Site yesterday (6/6/11) in California is it a giant fuzzy ant or something? Signature: erin nicole Hi Erin, This is a flightless female wasp in the genus Dasymutilla, commonly called a Velvet Ant.  [...]<h3>Related Posts</h3>
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