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Common Eastern Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis)

Dasymutilla occidentalis (red velvet ant, eastern velvet ant, cow ant or cow killer), is a species of parasitoid wasp native to the eastern United States. It is commonly mistaken for a member of the true ant family, as the female is wingless. The species ranges from Connecticut to Missouri in the north and Florida to Texas in the south.

Source: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/31562742