Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant at Aranda, ACT
Identification history
| Mutillidae (family) | 1 Nov 2024 | SimoneC | ||
| Unidentified | 1 Nov 2024 | Jubeyjubes |
Identify this sighting
Please Login or Register to identify this sighting.
2 comments
Jubeyjubes
wrote:
1 Nov 2024
Thank you! I was aware they’re extraordinarily painful… they don’t seem to have much of a propensity to sting it seems but I am careful to not try to hold them, for sure (this fellow seemed intent on the ride!)
Please Login or Register to comment.
Nearby sightings
Location information
- Coordinates 149.076928-35.259478
- Altitude 641.3m
- Places Aranda, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 1 Nov 2024 04:34 PM Recorded on
- Jubeyjubes Recorded by
-
Collections
Latest sightings
Additional information
- Alive / healthy Animal health
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Mutillidae (family) Scientific name
- Unidentified Mutillid wasp or velvet ant Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1430.7m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
- External link More information
Record quality
- Overall Fit for scientific/research use
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
