Euspinolia militaris

Euspinolia militaris
	Panda ant.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Suborder:	Apocrita
Superfamily:	Vespoidea
Family:	Mutillidae
Genus:	Euspinolia
Species:	E. militaris; Mickel, 1938

The panda ant (Euspinolia militaris) is a species of hymenoptera insect from the Mutillidae family.^[1] Despite looking like an ant and being referred as such, it is in fact a form of wingless wasp.^[2]

Description

It inhabits the Chilean sclerophyll forests at Coquimbo. The animal is colloquially known as panda ant due to its fur and coloration; with white coat covering all of its head except the eyes, and black and white spots appearing over the rest of its segments.This insect is also known as cow-killer. Females possess thicker fur but lack wings.

The species may be endangered due to excessive predation, despite a fertile yearly spawning numbering in the thousands. The furry panda ant lives for about 2 years.

References

↑ Pagliano, Guido (2011-10-31). "I Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) della collezione Zavattari Le collezioni del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. II". Bollettino. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. Torino (in Italian). 28–1: 37–60 – via ResearchGate.
↑ Finley, Reginald V. (2016-01-17). "The Panda Ant (Euspinolia militaris)". Exploring Our Planet's Amazing Biodiversity. Amazing Life. Retrieved 2018-01-10.

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[1] Pagliano, Guido (2011-10-31). "I Mutillidae (Hymenoptera) della collezione Zavattari Le collezioni del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. II". Bollettino. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. Torino (in Italian). 28–1: 37–60 – via ResearchGate.

[2] Finley, Reginald V. (2016-01-17). "The Panda Ant (Euspinolia militaris)". Exploring Our Planet's Amazing Biodiversity. Amazing Life. Retrieved 2018-01-10.