velvet ant dasymutilla ursus crawling on sandy soil in colorado

adaptation crawling dasymutilla ursus ground native species animal kingdom ant anatomy arthropod behavior biodiversity close color patterns colorado culinary insect desert ecosystem health entomology environment foraging formicidae dwelling habitat invertebrate landscape macro natural history nature observations outdoor exploration pollinators red reproductive sandy soil sightings small creature solitary stinging summer survival terrestrial unique coloration velvet wildlife moving terrain