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I believe you mean the most painful sting, not bite. BTW I've heard that the tarantula hawks such as Pepsis have even more painful stings. See for example http://www.desertusa.com/mag01/sep/papr/thawk.html Tjunier 14:55, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
I was stung once. It hurt, but I have had worse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF99:2080:B4A5:D97:BCD3:AA7D ( talk) 18:31, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
How does the velvet ant relate to the Australian blue ant? Living in the south-eastern US, I've seen velvet ants. They make an audible noise when distressed, and can appear red or orange.
the statement "are not actually ants, but a type of wasp" is not really correct, Mutillidae are neither wasps nor ants. Suppafly 04:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Surely their coloration is a reference to the RED panda, not the giant panda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.22.31.254 ( talk) 01:39, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
They specifically said that only the black and white varieties are referred to as panda ants. -- 137.150.110.239 ( talk) 17:44, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
I am an expert in Mutillids, among other things, and have even co-authored papers describing the association of males and females - it is ENTIRELY accurate to state that it is almost impossible to associate the sexes, regardless of whether one is an expert or a non-expert. Accordingly, the recent edit which suggested that only non-experts would be confused was incorrect. After over 200 years of research by experts, some 90% of the world's mutillids still remain known from only one sex or the other. Dyanega 17:37, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Their range information seems to be somewhat misleading. I live in Middle Tennessee and we certainly do not have sandy soil. As a matter of fact, red clay is the predominant soil type. I just got off the phone with my county extension office and he says they are indeed native here (at least the species I found, the eastern red velvet ant). Alex ( talk) 21:30, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
Does this link satisfy the citation needed for the difficulty pinning?
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151014-superpowers-of-the-near-invincible-velvet-ant
In line with that, when insect collectors try to pin down a dead velvet ant, they often miss because the pin glances off and pierces their finger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rrauenza ( talk • contribs) 04:43, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
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Aren't all ants technically wingless wasps? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:192:102:A4C0:3902:3092:430E:A113 ( talk) 13:14, 13 October 2019 (UTC)
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I believe you mean the most painful sting, not bite. BTW I've heard that the tarantula hawks such as Pepsis have even more painful stings. See for example http://www.desertusa.com/mag01/sep/papr/thawk.html Tjunier 14:55, 23 Oct 2003 (UTC)
I was stung once. It hurt, but I have had worse. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2602:306:CF99:2080:B4A5:D97:BCD3:AA7D ( talk) 18:31, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
How does the velvet ant relate to the Australian blue ant? Living in the south-eastern US, I've seen velvet ants. They make an audible noise when distressed, and can appear red or orange.
the statement "are not actually ants, but a type of wasp" is not really correct, Mutillidae are neither wasps nor ants. Suppafly 04:43, 22 January 2007 (UTC)
Surely their coloration is a reference to the RED panda, not the giant panda. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.22.31.254 ( talk) 01:39, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
They specifically said that only the black and white varieties are referred to as panda ants. -- 137.150.110.239 ( talk) 17:44, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
I am an expert in Mutillids, among other things, and have even co-authored papers describing the association of males and females - it is ENTIRELY accurate to state that it is almost impossible to associate the sexes, regardless of whether one is an expert or a non-expert. Accordingly, the recent edit which suggested that only non-experts would be confused was incorrect. After over 200 years of research by experts, some 90% of the world's mutillids still remain known from only one sex or the other. Dyanega 17:37, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
Their range information seems to be somewhat misleading. I live in Middle Tennessee and we certainly do not have sandy soil. As a matter of fact, red clay is the predominant soil type. I just got off the phone with my county extension office and he says they are indeed native here (at least the species I found, the eastern red velvet ant). Alex ( talk) 21:30, 4 October 2012 (UTC)
Does this link satisfy the citation needed for the difficulty pinning?
http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20151014-superpowers-of-the-near-invincible-velvet-ant
In line with that, when insect collectors try to pin down a dead velvet ant, they often miss because the pin glances off and pierces their finger. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Rrauenza ( talk • contribs) 04:43, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
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Aren't all ants technically wingless wasps? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:192:102:A4C0:3902:3092:430E:A113 ( talk) 13:14, 13 October 2019 (UTC)