Timulla ferrugata

Timulla ferrugata is a species of velvet ant, of the Timulla genus, the species lives in the southeastern United States.^[2][3] The species has an orange color on almost all of its body, the beak and rear are brown and dark orange.^[4][5][6]

Timulla ferrugata
Female holotype of T. ferrugata, in USA[citation needed]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Mutillidae
Genus:	Timulla
Species:	T. ferrugata
Binomial name
Timulla ferrugata (Fabricius, 1805)[1]

Size

The species measures 5 to 10 mm of length. The female is larger than the male.

Alimentation

The species eat fruits, insects, and small nammals. It is a social species, which walks in large groups of up to 100 individuals or more.