Wingless-female-wasp

Guides

• Pseudomethoca paludata

  Pseudomethoca paludata is a species of velvet ant in the family Mutillidae. Velvet ants are actually flightless female wasps, not true ants. The genus Pseudomethoca contains species that are part of the diverse North American mutillid fauna. Like other mutillids, females are wingless and possess a potent sting, while males are winged and lack a functional sting.

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