Velvet antEastern Washington
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This solitary wasp seeks out the provisioned burrows of other aculeate (stinging) wasps and bees to lay its eggs so its young may consume the developing larvae. As such, mutillid species serve as an indicator for the abundance and diversity of their host wasps and bees, providing a good measure of the overall health, stability, and diversity of the ecosystem of the surrounding area. Mutillid wasps are mainly nocturnal, and are more likely to be seen around dusk. » Other Eastern Washington Wasps
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The
orange and black velvet ant is really a wingless female mutillid wasp,
known to some as a cow killer because of the mighty sting she packs. The
males of this wasp species have wings.
