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🐝 Ants, Bees & Wasps

Australian Velvet Ant

Ephutomorpha queenslandica

About

An Australian wingless wasp with orange and black velvety coloring. It parasitizes ground-nesting native bees in tropical and subtropical Queensland.

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Did You Know?

Australian velvet ants are far less studied than their American counterparts, with many species still awaiting formal description.