Flying Ant: All You Need to Know Uncovered
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The insect is a male sphaeropthalmine mutillid wasp. The felt line is just barely visible on the notum of the second abdominal segment (the gaster).
Thanks so much for making this correction.
I can’t decide whether this is a male velvet ant or just a flying ant, it has characteristics of both(at least the ones I’m dealing with do) but here’s some things to know about these guys.
Strictly nocturnal
Excruciating sting if handled
AGGRESSIVE little bastards. These creatures invade wasp nests and beehives to lay their eggs
Indestructible! Books are too light to do anymore than make them mad. Bug spray stops them from flying for a few seconds. once you gotten them motionless burn them they come back to life!
Does anyone know if these are found in texas? It looks alot like the one i killed in my room a few days ago thinking it was a stinging bee.
I have these in my kitchen! How do you get rid to them?
If I send a pic can you identify this flying ant?