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Velvet ants

Insect
The Mutillidae are a family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their resemblance to an ant, and their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet... Wikipedia
Scientific name: Mutillidae
Class: Insecta
Nickname: cow killer
Family: Mutillidae; Latreille, 1802
Kingdom: Animalia