Velvet Ants Are Actually Wingless Wasps Found In Urban And Rural Areas Throughout Texas, And They Inflict Tremendously Painful Stings

While female velvet ants might appear to be a black or brown colored, wingless, fur-covered strange species of ant with a striking red, yellow, or orange ring or marking that makes them stand out, they are in fact a type of wasp belonging to the Mutillidae family. Don’t let their relatively small size of one-half […]