velvet ant
Wingless female wasp
A velvet ant is a wasp, not an ant—the wingless females resemble large, fuzzy ants covered in dense hair, often brilliantly colored in red, orange, or white.
They're known for an extremely painful sting, earning some species the nickname "cow killer." Males have wings and look more conventionally wasp-like.
Stinging insect order
- waspNarrow-bodied stinging insect
- winglessHaving no wings
- femaleOffspring-bearing sex
- arthropodJointed-limb invertebrate phylum
entomology · parasitoid · solitary · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · segmented · invertebrate
Having no wings
- waspNarrow-bodied stinging insect
- deceptionIntentional misleading of others
- disguiseIdentity-concealing alteration
- resemblanceLikeness between things
Soft and unclear
black · bright · dense · striking · banded · warning coloration · bristly · conspicuous
Causing hurt or ache
- venomInjected animal poison
- defenseProtection against harm
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
- burningCombustion in progress
agony · severe · swelling · reaction · allergy · anaphylaxis · puncture · irritation
hymenoptera
Stinging insect order
arthropod · entomology · parasitoid · solitary · exoskeleton · thorax · abdomen · segmented · invertebrate · six-legged
wingless
Having no wings
fuzzy
Soft and unclear
red · black · bright · dense · striking · banded · warning coloration · bristly · conspicuous · patterned
painful
Causing hurt or ache
- venomInjected animal poison
- defenseProtection against harm
- envenomationInjection of animal poison
burning · agony · severe · swelling · reaction · allergy · anaphylaxis · puncture · irritation · redness
- insectsbee, bees, butterfly, butterflies, beetle
- stinging creaturesbee, wasp, hornet, scorpion, yellow jacket
- Stinging Insectsbee, wasp, hornet, bumblebee, honeybee
- desert arthropodsscorpion, deathstalker, emperor scorpion, camel spider, desert locust
- warning colorspoison dart frog, monarch butterfly, coral snake, wasp, yellow jacket
- fuzzy insectsbumblebee, honeybee, woolly bear caterpillar, tiger moth, woolly worm
velvet antcarpenter ant
Wood-boring social insect
fire ant · army ant · leafcutter ant · paper wasp · yellowjacket