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Red Velvet Ants
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).
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07-30-2014, 10:49 PM | #2 |
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It sounds and looks delicious. Have you tried eating one?
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07-31-2014, 05:31 AM | #3 |
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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.
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07-31-2014, 06:53 AM | #4 |
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I, for one, love red velvet pants!
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07-31-2014, 08:52 AM | #5 |
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Well, I really love red velvet lamps!
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07-31-2014, 10:27 AM | #6 |
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07-31-2014, 10:33 AM | #7 |
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This reminds me of the time I hate fucking wasps.
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07-31-2014, 11:11 AM | #8 |
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07-31-2014, 06:41 PM | #9 |
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Surprised no one made a parody with red velvet Elvis ants...
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07-31-2014, 07:06 PM | #10 |
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I want a red velvet ant farm.
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07-31-2014, 08:29 PM | #11 |
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We always called those "cow killers"...never been bit/stung by one but I have heard they bring the suck
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07-31-2014, 09:03 PM | #12 |
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I googled them, and I think I agree.
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08-01-2014, 09:15 PM | #13 |
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Why not Red Velvet Mites?
This is a red velvet mite and he is here to teach you about love - The Oatmeal
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