Insect identification please

[Navajo]

Can anyone tell me what this is. It moved and acted like an ant. This sucker is huge!!! What is it?




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[texan16]

We call em Buffalo Ants, dont know what they are really called or what they do.

[RemMan700]

That is a Velvet ant A.K.A. Cowkiller. It is actually a wingless wasp.

[Mayhem]

we always called them cow ants.

[kurt68]

Cow killer or Cow ant! They hurt!

[wassaw]

step on it, it will sound like an old Vincent Price movie.

[DUCKORBLEED]

they hurt like hell

[LeanMachine]

I always called em army ants. Hard to kill by stepping on when they are not on a hard surface.

[jcbryson82]

cow ants aka cow killer and like the above mentioned they will put the hurt on ya for sure! just got popped by one about 3 weeks ago while weed eatin'

[jcbryson82]

Just noticed you are in Wylie, betcha it was the same lil sucker that got me!

[cdub]

That is a Velvet ant A.K.A. Cowkiller. It is actually a wingless wasp.

Cowkiller

[Zeeter]

Cow Killer for sure...... let one sting you and you wont mess with them any more. Real bad when you get one down in your snake boots.

[cdub]

Pin it down with a stick and watch the stinger come out. Friggin spooky!

[Speedgoat]

I think that is a cougar.

[RemMan700]

Pin it down with a stick and watch the stinger come out. Friggin spooky!

They also make a freaky sound too when you pin them like that.