Mutillidae (family)

Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Aranda, ACT

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Identification history

	Mutillidae (family)	1 Nov 2024	SimoneC
	Unverified	1 Nov 2024	Jubeyjubes

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2 comments

SimoneC wrote:

1 Nov 2024

Do be careful touching a Velvet Ant, they can have very painful sting

Jubeyjubes wrote:

1 Nov 2024

Thank you! I was aware they’re extraordinarily painful… they don’t seem to have much of a propensity to sting it seems but I am careful to not try to hold them, for sure (this fellow seemed intent on the ride!)

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Location information

Coordinates 149.076928 -35.259478
Altitude 641.3m
Places Aranda, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
1 Nov 2024 04:34 PM Recorded on
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Jubeyjubes Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Mutillidae (family) Velvet Ants (Mutillidae) Wasps (Hymenoptera, Apocrita) Insects

Additional information

Alive / healthy Animal health
Less than 5mm Animal size

Species information

Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
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