Timulla Ferrugata
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''Timulla ferrugata'' is a species of
velvet ant Velvet ants (Mutillidae) are a family (biology), family of more than 7,000 species of wasps whose wingless females resemble large, hairy ants. Their common name velvet ant refers to their resemblance to an ant, and their dense pile of hair, whic ...
, of the ''
Timulla ''Timulla'' is a genus of velvet ants in the family Mutillidae. There are almost 200 described species in the genus ''Timulla''. Selected species * '' Timulla atriceps'' (Smith, 1855) * '' Timulla barbata'' * '' Timulla barbigera'' Mickel, 19 ...
'' genus, the species lives in the southeastern United States. The
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
has an orange color on almost all of its body, the beak and rear are brown and dark orange.


Size

The
species A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
measures 5 to 10 mm of length. The female is larger than the male.


Alimentation

The species eat fruits, insects, and small
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s. It is a
social species Sociality is the degree to which individuals in an animal population tend to associate in social groups (gregariousness) and form cooperative societies. Sociality is a survival response to evolutionary pressures. For example, when a mother was ...
, which walks in large groups of up to 100 individuals or more.


References

Mutillidae Insects described in 1805 {{Apocrita-stub