Dasymutilla
探検昆虫
Dasymutilla
dasymutilla
Dasymutilla, also known as the velvet ant, is a unique insect that looks like a fuzzy ant! They are actually wasps and are famous for their bright colors and amazing ability to deliver a painful sting!
生息地: They can be found in open fields, grasslands, and sandy areas.
外見
The Dasymutilla is covered in dense, velvety hair, often strikingly colored in reds, oranges, blacks, or whites. Females are wingless and resemble large, fuzzy ants, while males possess dark, membranous wings. Its robust, ant-like body and vibrant warning colors make it visually distinct from true ants.
界Animalia門Arthropoda綱Insecta目Hymenoptera科Mutillidae属Dasymutilla
カテゴリ
昆虫レア度
Common
危険度
3/5 · 中程度
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おもしろい事実
A single female velvet ant can lay hundreds of eggs, each needing a different host larva to survive!
Despite looking like fuzzy ants, these insects are actually a type of wasp, with the females being wingless!
Some velvet ants can make a distinct squeaking sound by rubbing body parts together when they feel threatened!
Their sting is so famously painful, some species are nicknamed 'cow killers,' even though they don't actually kill cows.
特殊能力
能力
Painful Protector
Dasymutilla can deliver an extremely painful sting because of a potent venom, helping them deter predators effectively.
能力
Armored Body
Dasymutilla has an exceptionally tough exoskeleton that helps protect it from crushing attacks by predators.
能力
Warning Colors
Dasymutilla displays vibrant red, orange, or yellow coloration that helps warn predators to stay away.
能力
Clever Host Hunter
Dasymutilla females can locate and parasitize the nests of other ground-nesting insects, providing food for their larvae.
サイズと詳細
- 翼開長
- 15-50 mm
- サイズ
- 8-30 mm
- 寿命
- 30-90 日
- 脚の数
- 6
食性と食事
Adult velvet ants sip nectar, while their larvae are parasites, feeding on other insect young.
年齢による違い: Larvae are carnivorous parasitoids of other insects' young, while adults primarily feed on nectar.
主な食物
- nectar
- larvae of ground-nesting bees
- pupae of wasps
- larvae of beetles
採餌方法
- Foraging
生態系とのつながり
parasitizes
Common Eastern Bumble Bee
Bombus impatiens
Female velvet ants lay eggs on bumble bee larvae.
parasitizes
Eastern Cicada Killer
Sphecius speciosus
Velvet ant larvae consume the young of these large wasps.
eaten by
Eastern Fence Lizard
Sceloporus undulatus
Lizards might try to eat velvet ants, but usually regret it.
eaten by
Eastern Meadowlark
Sturnella magna
Some birds, like meadowlarks, may occasionally prey on velvet ants.
depends on
Common Milkweed
Asclepias syriaca
Adults feed on the nectar of milkweed and other wildflowers.
特徴
別名
fuzzy wasp
コレクション
安全性
危険度
3/5 · 中程度
Do not touch them as they can sting!
よくある質問
Dasymutillaの翼開長は何ですか？
15-50 mm
Dasymutillaのサイズは何ですか？
8-30 mm
Dasymutillaの寿命は何ですか？
30-90 日
Dasymutillaは何を食べますか？
Adult velvet ants sip nectar, while their larvae are parasites, feeding on other insect young.
Dasymutillaは通常どこに生息していますか？
They can be found in open fields, grasslands, and sandy areas.
Dasymutillaはどのように狩りをしますか？
Foraging
Dasymutillaの脚の数は何ですか？
6
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