Mutillidae (family)

Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Murrumbateman, NSW

Mutillidae (family) at Murrumbateman, NSW - 28 Apr 2023
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Identification history

Mutillidae (family) 2 May 2023 SimoneC
Mutillidae (family) 28 Apr 2023 JonLewis
Unidentified 28 Apr 2023 amiessmacro

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2 comments

JonLewis wrote:
   28 Apr 2023
Looks a bit like an ant, but its really a wasp. Cheers, Jon
amiessmacro wrote:
   28 Apr 2023
Thanks @JonLewis it looked behaviourally like a wasp but appeared like an ant. Fascinating Thankyou

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