Eastern Velvet Ant, aka Cow Killer, spotted in Adair
2022-09-07 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman
Marie writes, "On my front porch. It's a cow killer, it is a female so it will definitely sting."
The Eastern Velvet Ant - also known as the Cow Killer - is not an ant at all, though the female looks and walks like one. The Cow Killer is actually a type of wasp and the wingless female has a ferocious sting that is rumored to be strong enough to kill cattle. For humans, the sting is extremely painful and this insect should not be handled. Males do have wings and look more like a typical wasp despite some hairs on their body. The Cow Killer is a solitary wasp, more likely to be seen alone than in nests with hundreds of others. --https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Cow-Killer Comments | Permalink
2022-09-07 - Adair Co., KY - Photo by Marie Freeman
Marie writes, "On my front porch. It's a cow killer, it is a female so it will definitely sting."
The Eastern Velvet Ant - also known as the Cow Killer - is not an ant at all, though the female looks and walks like one. The Cow Killer is actually a type of wasp and the wingless female has a ferocious sting that is rumored to be strong enough to kill cattle. For humans, the sting is extremely painful and this insect should not be handled. Males do have wings and look more like a typical wasp despite some hairs on their body. The Cow Killer is a solitary wasp, more likely to be seen alone than in nests with hundreds of others. --https://www.insectidentification.org/insect-description.php?identification=Cow-Killer Comments | Permalink
Adair County Courthouse circa 1920
2022-09-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Greg Thomas via Mike Watson
A view of the Adair County Courthouse as seen from Jamestown Hill from sometime around 1920. Comments | Permalink
2022-09-07 - Columbia, KY - Photo courtesy Greg Thomas via Mike Watson
A view of the Adair County Courthouse as seen from Jamestown Hill from sometime around 1920. Comments | Permalink
Paint the Town II on Greensburg Street
2022-09-07 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pam Hoots
Paint the Town II, the City of Columbia grant program using ARPA funds to invest in downtown businesses, continues on Greensburg Street this week. At left, David Bowman's exterior painting project is beginning. At right, artist Cayce Davenport and Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home owner Jeff Jessie contemplate the historical nature of the planned mural. Comments | Permalink
2022-09-07 - Downtown Columbia, KY - Photo by Mayor Pam Hoots
Paint the Town II, the City of Columbia grant program using ARPA funds to invest in downtown businesses, continues on Greensburg Street this week. At left, David Bowman's exterior painting project is beginning. At right, artist Cayce Davenport and Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home owner Jeff Jessie contemplate the historical nature of the planned mural. Comments | Permalink
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