Mutillidae (family)

Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Aranda, ACT

Mutillidae (family) at Aranda, ACT - 1 Nov 2020
Mutillidae (family) at Aranda, ACT - 1 Nov 2020
Mutillidae (family) at Aranda, ACT - 1 Nov 2020
Mutillidae (family) at Aranda, ACT - 1 Nov 2020
Mutillidae (family) at Aranda, ACT - 1 Nov 2020
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Mutillidae (family) 1 Nov 2020 KimPullen
Mutillidae (family) 1 Nov 2020 JonLewis
Unidentified 1 Nov 2020 Jubeyjubes

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@JonLewis is there enough to go on here? Sorry, I am a complete newby to photography, I am sure these will get better over time as I learn... This guy seemed mostly solitary (maybe one other like it in the hour or so I was out there) and it seemed to jump too...

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JonLewis wrote:
   1 Nov 2020
Hi Jubeyjubes, I think this is actually a velvet ant, who much is a type of wingless wasp. Take a look at; Ephutomorpha sp. (genus) (Mutillid wasp or Velvet ant)

Cheers, Jon
Jubeyjubes wrote:
   2 Nov 2020
Wow that's so interesting! Thank you!

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