Red Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla occidentalis) female crawling across tree leaves, dorsal view in Houston, TX. Cow Killer is another common name.

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Size: 3300px × 2181px
Location: Houston, TX
Photo credit: © Brett Hondow / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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