… ya’ll yanks got em ?

… they got a heck of a sting to them

Nope...those border crossing ants?, dang illegals!

See one once in a while but never knew what they were

Yep, nasty little critters the velvet any aka cow killer

I've seen some big ones up here this summer. The ant you stomp on but it keeps on going.

… that ain’t no lie…. They like iran … about have to know the nuclear code in order to take them out lol

Pretty much. Don't know if a nuke would do it. lol

We called army ants...
Yeah they bad news and hard to kill...

Velvet ant...actually a wasp.

Nope, not too many purty looking insects can make it through our winters.

… no … it’s actually a cow ant like I said

… don’t sass mouth me again

… you understand?

This is what we call 'em....Cow Killers!

Along about the age of 10...I cut one in half...then picked up the wrong half. Goodness Gracious! I can still remember that pain 52 years later!!!!

^^^^ they ain’t no joke

…. I’ve been scorpion… hornet and fat red wasp stung

… the cow ant won the championship lol

We have them. Never been bit/stung and steer clear of them.

See them almost daily. Seems like they're always on a mission.....moving fast.

… let one get you for the experience

Wonder if soapy water sprayed on them would kill them.

… that just makes them grow and reproduce rapidly

I've seen only two velvet ants and it's been many years. They aren't common here.

We do get the impressive cicada killer wasps. Our backyard, when I was a child, had many of them. I spent hours killing them. Hitting them with a honeysuckle switch, blew them to pieces and bug juice, which if you did it right, covered you buddies and brother. They get 2" long.

Keith

That works better if the water is hot
It suffocates them just like bee's