- Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia, Class:Insecta, Clade:Euarthropoda, Superfamily:Vespoidea, Order:Hymenoptera, Family:Mutillidae
The Mutillidae (the panda-ant) may look cute, but its sting is extremely painful! But are not aggressive and sting only in defense. One such fact is the fact that Panda ants technically are not an ants but a wasps.
Mutillidae also known as The panda ant, and cow killer or cow ant.
The Mutillidae (the panda-ant) are a family of more than 3,000 species of wasps, these insects own their name from their hair coloration (black and white) resembling that of the chinese panda.
What do they eat?
they feed on nectar.
Female Panda Ant on the hand of some brave human.
The Panda Ant reaches up to 8 millimeters in length and to a height of 2 to 3 millimeters tall.
