Comments on: Mysterious red ant wasp

By: Dale Pennington Jr

Dale Pennington Jr — Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:15:35 +0000

i live in pearcy arkansas and found what id say was a mid-sized one, same description. however, i pinned it down with the side of my knife and sure enough, it did indeed have a stinger the size of a thick human hair trying to sting the knife repetatively. it was making this odd insect-like chuckling noise. i cant very well give the description in text. thats the most accurate way to put it. id hate to be stung by one, those bright colors are usually translated as “WARNING”.

By: Sharon Sevy

Sharon Sevy — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 01:57:14 +0000

Found one of these on the playground in the park. Put it in a water glass I had and it was very angry about it! Kept buzzing and chirping. Glad we didn’t pick it up. We are in central Utah.

By: Scott G

Scott G — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:24:45 +0000

I’ve seen several of these lately. With and without wings. They hang out around my patio area and keep getting in my pool. There must be a nest close by. Any idea how to get rid of them? I live in south east Tennessee and have never seen them until now. I don’t like them and would like to see a lot less of them. I got stung by something in my pool and it hurt really bad and left a big red welt on my side. I think it may have been one of these.

By: kay

kay — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 19:16:41 +0000

I live in Houston Texas and Have killed 2. I would like to know what country they came from.

By: scott

scott — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 01:34:32 +0000

i found one here in La Cygne Ks. today like a bright beep red fuzzy and black strips big if siting on a US qurter it would take up a big part of it was a hulk my dad put his foot down 5 times and it got up like like it got hit with a heavy wind and went on its way and it was a fast one i got it in a jar and came in and looked it up thinking that i should report it someplace…..big ant out brake…wasnt sure soo ill post it.

By: April W.

April W. — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:48:05 +0000

Saw one this morning in Jessup, Maryland (near Baltimore). Very pretty and fast. I watched it for a minute and then let it be. I had no idea it could sting, but luckily it was a little dangerous looking. First time seeing one.

By: ann

ann — Sat, 23 Jul 2011 23:52:29 +0000

l’m in north carolina near mt island lake. my ant is red and black and fuzzy too. it has no wings, but it is about 1 1/2 inches long. its huge. i named it “Something.” I figure it must have some function so i just leave it alone and just say hi to it. I believe that any bug that crunches when stepped on has a soul, so I won’t kill it! who knows…. i’ve been in this area for 3 years and have seen it every year. If it is a wasp he or she just crawls away from me. it’s very stunning/very beautiful.

By: jodiebrian

jodiebrian — Wed, 20 Jul 2011 07:53:15 +0000

Ok sitting on my porch today and wow red fuzzy ant, size of mt thumb ran past me,but no wings on it. The color was such a vivid red,it reminded me of the spider on that movie”the vampires assistant” like it couldn’t be real. I followed it trying take pics so i find out what it is,as it ran through the grass,i hit it with side of my sneaker just to see if it crawel on top part of grass. So i could get a better pic. But then it disappeared,like it had to of burrowed into the ground in the blink of my eye. I am allergic. To bees so guess its good i didn’t touch it. My daughter saw one at park other day up the street from us. I only personally know 1 person who is older and said that they have only seen one like it in their whole lifetime. Are they rare?do they have tons of them living underground? Now i am worried about my kids and dog being in the yard. We live in north carolina.

By: kaycikiss

kaycikiss — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 04:46:42 +0000

I live in New gretna, new jersey and i found on and caught it. i didnt know what it was till i looked it up. I see most people saying they saw one live in the west or mid-west. i lived here for 30 years and never saw one of these wasp/ant. It was so crazy that it was huge and big and red like an ant. But i thought it look like a wasp too. I got a jar and got it to take a picture. Crazy!!!!!!!!!

By: Wasp Control

Wasp Control — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:23:36 +0000

I saw one of these when I went to Jersey last year and they are rather beautiful but very dangerous.