@everyday_naturalist: Red velvet ants, also known as cow killers, are actually not ants at all but a type of wasp. The males have wings and no stinger and the females are wingless but have a stinger that packs a serious punch! They can produce a squeaking sound called stridulation as a defense mechanism. This sound is created by rubbing specialized parts of their abdomen together. The stridulation serves as a warning to potential predators, alerting them to the velvet ant’s potent sting and tough exoskeleton. #cowkiller #redvelvetant #ants #wasps #wasp #insects #bugs #nature #naturalist

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yogirl123471
ೀ܀⊹˙┆✽ addie 𝜗𝜚┆˙⊹܀ೀ :
THATS A COW KILLER💔
2025-12-25 12:42:04
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ihearstrings
ihearstrings :
Bare hands is crazy that stuff hurts
2025-12-25 08:39:47
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everyday_naturalist
Everyday Naturalist :
Ok I need to clarify something because so many people seem to be posting incorrect information. This is a FEMALE Red Velvet Ant which IS a type of wasp. Females have stingers that are also ovipositors used to lay eggs but they don’t have wings. Males have wings but no stinger. This female was generally calm but did sting me while I was filming. It was very painful. Not at the extreme level that some videos out there make it seem but each experience could be somewhat different depending on a number of factors. More info in description.
2025-12-26 17:25:43
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kitteekait
kitteekait :
They’re almost indestructible and you can hear them even without a microphone. They’re actually a type of wasp
2025-07-17 11:06:47
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itnotroman_chidi
thereal_roman1 :
Dose it have a stinger or something?
2025-12-25 14:27:02
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toxicckidnnapperr
silv :
Thats a wingless wasp not an ant
2025-12-25 02:07:12
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fawnziez
𑣲𝐌 :
I’ve never seen this kind of ant before. Where is it from?
2025-07-17 10:53:53
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pill_barista
Allie :
I was stung touching one of these as a child and I still remember it 😅
2025-07-17 18:38:17
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easttexasplumber
EastTexasPlumber :
it's actually a wingless wasp. they have extremely long stingers for their size 🤓
2025-12-26 17:15:01
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autism.is.speaking
Where Am I 👶 :
Fun fact, velvet ants’ venom is very uniquely evolved to not be particularly toxic or dangerous, its genuine sole evolutionary purpose is to cause intense, intense pain
2026-02-08 04:51:16
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ally_74191
Ally✌ :
ai
2026-02-26 06:04:57
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bomboclat_721
George Harris SR :
Fun facts : thats a bee
2026-05-03 07:51:54
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abdulazizidris470
𝄃𝄃𝄂𝄂𝄀𝄁𝄃𝄂𝄂𝄃𝄃𝄃𝄂𝄂𝄀 :
bro removed the stinger✌💔🥀😭✌️
2025-12-27 11:18:26
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tiktoksuks15
iluvsunsets :
and you picked it up with your bare hand?!? 😱😱😱
2025-12-26 07:27:24
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4bbigirl
Abbigirl :
It’s so pretty!!! What a fascinating creature!
2025-07-17 10:58:50
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ieatnuts1232
busturballsout :
why it kinda sound like a red velvet any
2025-12-25 18:27:58
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lilgentlemen
𝐍𝐚𝐤𝐢 [🏐] :
Im scared that this is a mating call for the ant so multiple of red velvet ants will arrive at my house
2025-12-29 14:48:33
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goodoldtimeshfc
Good Old Time's :
Wind!!!👍👍👍👍 so Beautiful!
2026-03-16 15:21:55
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jasper.cyrus.h
Jasper 🦜 :
Aren’t they hostile usually?
2025-12-25 07:49:45
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mimidooley0
Mimi Dooley :
I got stung by one of these on vacation when I was ten. My parents thought it was nothing. Glad I’m still tough.
2025-09-05 02:19:17
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paigejmo
Peej :
The anxiety this gave me OMG
2026-03-29 14:22:12
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just._.jamie.v
Just_Jamie 😊 :
so it sounds like a chipmunk lol
2026-04-18 11:59:05
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surfmontana
Surfmontana 💙✊❌ :
I stepped in a mound of fire ants 🐜 in Baton Rouge. It changed me
2026-02-04 17:58:42
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1kathynaylor
KitKat :
Whoa! that is so cool.
2026-07-25 03:27:01
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how_do_i_change_my_user
🍃MONARCH💨 :
it's so cute for no reason🥀
2026-02-02 15:44:54
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