velvet ant
noun
: any of various solitary usually brightly colored and hairy fossorial wasps (family Mutillidae) with the female wingless
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What environmental pressures are responsible for dividing velvet ant evolution along these lines?
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Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Velvet ant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/velvet%20ant. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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