The Panda Ant (Euspinolia militaris)
Our Organism of the Day hails from Chile, The Panda Ant. Well, it’s not really an ant at all. It’s actually a wingless wasp! It’s related to the Velvet wasps of the family Mutillidae, they are known as, “Cow Killers”. Dun, dun, dun!! No, they don’t really kill cows but they do have a horrible sting. I have personally been stung by one.
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