
Velvet ant
The one-inch-long, fuzzy, red and black “ants” that you see are not fire ants. They are called velvet ants or cow killers in some areas but are actually a type of wasp. Males are winged, while females …
The one-inch-long, fuzzy, red and black “ants” that you see are not fire ants. They are called velvet ants or cow killers in some areas but are actually a type of wasp. Males are winged, while females …
Fire ant workers are polymorphic, which means that their workers can vary in size from 1/16 to almost 1/4 inch long. In contrast, native ant species’ workers are uniform in size.
Imported fire ant mounds can sometimes reach…