The viral Facebook post combines two common names for this insect. Old images purportedly showing a "velvet cowkiller" ant received renewed attention in April 2018: These images, as well as a near ...
A female velvet ant searches for a bee nest to lay her eggs in. To see a larger image, click here. Photo by Jeff Mitton. A brilliant insect searched through the gravel of Cathedral Valley in Capitol ...
The email from Trip Lamb, biology professor at Eastern Carolina University, said, “As a velvet ant sting survivor, you may appreciate the attached.” The attachment was a scientific paper titled “The ...