Red Velvet Ants

EagleFan · 07-30-2014, 10:19 PM

Has anyone encountered these things? Wife has seen a couple over the past couple weeks, one on the porch today.

Had no idea what it was (looked like a very large ant with red and black stripes) but looked it up and found it to be a red velvet ant. They are not actually ants but wasps. The females look like large ants and don't fly. The concerning part is that everywhere that I have read says they have the most painful sting of any bee (many times I saw the phrase praying for death in relation to someone who was stung). Don't want that one from the porch to find its way into the house and have a barefooted surprise one night.

Anyone out there ever deal with these? I have never seen one in my life so I was surprised to see the picture (below picture not from the wife but exactly what it looked like).

thesloppy · 07-30-2014, 10:49 PM

It sounds and looks delicious. Have you tried eating one?

GrantDawg · 07-31-2014, 05:31 AM

Yes, I've seen them. They are supposed to pack a wallop, but I've never actually heard/seen anyone stung by them. They don't generally go into houses (they are ground burrowers), but I guess it is always possible. Just spray your door and window frames with a residual insecticide (ie. liquid pump bottle type sprayer, not an aerosol), and use a gradual insecticide around the perimeter of the house. I wouldn't be over worried about them, but that should at least give you some piece of mind.

Kodos · 07-31-2014, 06:53 AM

I, for one, love red velvet pants!

JediKooter · 07-31-2014, 08:52 AM

Well, I really love red velvet lamps!

lighthousekeeper · 07-31-2014, 10:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JediKooter

Well, I really love red velvet lamps!

korme · 07-31-2014, 10:33 AM

This reminds me of the time I hate fucking wasps.

JediKooter · 07-31-2014, 11:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lighthousekeeper

Nice!

Warhammer · 07-31-2014, 06:41 PM

Surprised no one made a parody with red velvet Elvis ants...

molson · 07-31-2014, 07:06 PM

I want a red velvet ant farm.

CU Tiger · 07-31-2014, 08:29 PM

We always called those "cow killers"...never been bit/stung by one but I have heard they bring the suck

cuervo72 · 07-31-2014, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kodos

I, for one, love red velvet pants!

I googled them, and I think I agree.

PilotMan · 08-01-2014, 09:15 PM

Why not Red Velvet Mites?

This is a red velvet mite and he is here to teach you about love - The Oatmeal

07-30-2014, 10:49 PM	#2
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	It sounds and looks delicious. Have you tried eating one? __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM.

07-31-2014, 06:53 AM	#4
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I, for one, love red velvet pants! __________________ Indiana Hoosiers Football - 2025-26 National Champs The FOFC Ladder History thread

07-31-2014, 08:52 AM	#5
JediKooter Coordinator Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego	Well, I really love red velvet lamps! __________________ I'm no longer a Chargers fan, they are dead to me Coming this summer to a movie theater near you: The Adventures of Jedikooter: Part 4

08-01-2014, 09:15 PM	#13
PilotMan Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Seven miles up	Why not Red Velvet Mites? This is a red velvet mite and he is here to teach you about love - The Oatmeal __________________ He's just like if Snow White was competitive, horny, and capable of beating the shit out of anyone that called her Pops.

07-31-2014, 05:31 AM	#3
GrantDawg World Champion Mis-speller Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Covington, Ga.	Yes, I've seen them. They are supposed to pack a wallop, but I've never actually heard/seen anyone stung by them. They don't generally go into houses (they are ground burrowers), but I guess it is always possible. Just spray your door and window frames with a residual insecticide (ie. liquid pump bottle type sprayer, not an aerosol), and use a gradual insecticide around the perimeter of the house. I wouldn't be over worried about them, but that should at least give you some piece of mind.

07-31-2014, 10:33 AM	#7
korme Go Reds Join Date: May 2001 Location: Bloodbuzz Ohio	This reminds me of the time I hate fucking wasps.

07-31-2014, 06:41 PM	#9
Warhammer Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Dayton, OH	Surprised no one made a parody with red velvet Elvis ants...

07-31-2014, 07:06 PM	#10
molson General Manager Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: The Mountains	I want a red velvet ant farm.

07-31-2014, 08:29 PM	#11
CU Tiger Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Backwoods, SC	We always called those "cow killers"...never been bit/stung by one but I have heard they bring the suck

Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)