What are red bugs with a black stripe?

Answer by  Christian9247 (5042)

Not much detail as many bugs fit that description but one comes to mind such as the dreaded cow killers. Better know down south as red velvet ants. Their real name is Daymutilla Occidentalis.

Answer by  jsmith (2067)

Without much of a description, I'm going to guess you are describing what are referred to as "cow killers" or red velvet ants. Their scientific name is Dasymutilla occidentalis. Interestingly, they aren't actually ants but are of the family Mutillidae which include several different flightless wasps. The cow killer moniker arises from the legend of their painful sting.

Answer by  worker8739 (555)

It may be a velvet ant or cow ant. The anterior part has a sharp stinger, much like a wasp.

Answer by  wigglewasp (781)

If i'm thinking of the same bug as you then those bugs are called "cow killers" since they sting cows while they stand.