- Schmidt, J. O.; Blum, M. S. (1980-09-01). "Mandibular
gland allomones ofDasymutilla occidentalis and
other mutillid wasps".
Journal of
Chemical Ecology...
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Dasymutilla is a wasp
genus belonging to the
family Mutillidae.
Their larvae are
external parasites to
various types of ground-nesting Hymenoptera. Members...
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Dasymutilla gloriosa,
sometimes referred to as the
thistledown velvet ant, is a
member of the
genus Dasymutilla. Only
females are wingless, as in other...
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Dasymutilla quadriguttata is a
species of
velvet ant in the
family Mutillidae. "
Dasymutilla quadriguttata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved...
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Dasymutilla aureola is a
species of
velvet ant in the
family Mutillidae,
found in the
western United States. "
Dasymutilla aureola species Information"...
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Dasymutilla eminentia is a
species of
parasitoid wasp in the
family Mutillidae.
Members of this
family of
wasps are
often mistaken for true ants, especially...
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known for
their extremely painful stings, (the
sting of the
species Dasymutilla klugii rated a 3 on the
Schmidt pain
index and
lasts up to 30 minutes)...
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species of
jumping spiders that are
mimics of
mutillid wasps in the
genus Dasymutilla (commonly
known as "velvet ants");
several species of
these wasps are...
- This wasp is
frequently attacked by the
parasitic "velvet ant" wasp,
Dasymutilla occidentalis, also
known as the "cow-killer" wasp. It lays an egg in...
- or
exposing eyespots.
Velvet ants (actually
parasitic wasps) such as
Dasymutilla occidentalis both have
bright colors and
produce audible noises when...
