Never pick up "fuzzy" ants

[VCrossfan]

You gotta tell us...did the Ant get away, or is it stuffed in the showroom??

[Chopper]

the sting worked as nature intended.....the animal escaped, and he'll never touch another

[don moore]

ouch
http://eny3005.ifas.ufl.edu/lab1/Hym...Mutillid_1.jpg

I would get fired if I worked there........lol

[So-CalVX]

looks like a freaky wingless wasp! Scary! I too would be fired.

[nfpgasmask]

Are these native to FLA or are these some sort of invasive species?

I never saw one of those when I lived down there...

Bart

[Joe Isuzu]

Hey Chopper, did it make a strange scratching or squeaking sound? I had these near our pool in NC growing up. They were bigger than normal ants and stood out b/c of their colouring. They only stung me once and then I knew I needed to save them from drowning by using a stick or the net. They always made a squeaking sound when they were stinging the stick.

[Hotsauce]

Most brightly colored insects are poisonous.

John C.

[Joe_Black]

Well, I have to admit to having attempted to stomp a few from time to time. They have a habit of showing up usually when I'm working under one of my Caterpillars, and they're pretty resilient to being whacked with a 3/4" wrench. They don't like PB Blaster much either, but pop pretty quick when encountering oxy-acetylene.

Typically I'm a live-n-let-live kinda guy, except when I'm in a confined space!