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uncommon
Panda Ant
Euspinolia militaris
- Habitat
- Sclerophyll forests of Chile and Argentina
- Body length
- 8 mm
- Order
- Hymenoptera · Mutillidae
Weird but real
It isn't an ant at all — it's a wingless female wasp whose panda coloring warns of a truly ferocious sting.
Why it's cool
A fuzzy black-and-white wasp cosplaying a panda while packing one of the most agonizing stings in the forest.
