What does thistledown Velvet Ant eat?
It eats nectar, and its larvae are parasitic on some insect larvae.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Order
Bees

Family
Velvet ants

Genus
Cow killer

Species
Thistledown Velvet Ant (Dasymutilla gloriosa)