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  • Jul 19, 2011, 09:39 AM
    jennifer421
    What kind of ant is red with black stripes around its body?
    What kind of ant is red fuzzy type with black stripe around its body?
  • Jul 19, 2011, 09:49 AM
    aliseaodo

    A velvet ant?
  • Jul 19, 2011, 12:28 PM
    jcaron2
    Assuming that it IS a velvet ant, be careful because they can inflict really, really painful stings (since they're actually wasps, not ants, as raisingale said). I think that's where they get their other common name, "cow killers". I've never been stung by one, but it must hurt a lot if it's bad enough to joke that it could kill a cow.

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