Velvet Ant

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==Summary==
Velvet Ants are a species of wasp.
The name refers to their dense pile of hair, which most often is bright scarlet or orange, but may also be black, white, silver, or gold. Black and white specimens are sometimes known as panda ants due to their hair coloration resembling that of the giant panda. Their bright colors serve as aposematic signals.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , higher with piercing damage
Name: Cow Killer, Velvet Ant
Origin: The Real World
Gender: Varies
Age: Varies
Classification: Wasp
Powers and Abilities: 
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Small Size (Type 2), Bodily Weaponry (Velvet Ant species have evolved many ways to protect themselves from predators, its stinger being its most notable weapon), Sound Manipulation (Can stridulateVelvet ants from across the United States avoid predation by representatives from all major tetrapod clades), Regeneration (Low-Mid; Via Molting), Poison Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (The Velvet Ant's Sting is ranked 3 on the schmidt pain index "Hymenopteran venoms: striving toward the ultimate defense against vertebrates"), Fragrance Manipulation (Secrete alarm pheromones that usually ward predators off), Resistance to Bone Manipulation (They are Invertebrates)
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All previous minus Poison Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (Due to males not having a stinger) but plus Flight
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Attack Potency: Below Average Human level, higher with piercing damage (Capable of killing a side-blotched lizard with it's sting)
Speed: Below Average Human
Lifting Strength: Below Average Human 
Striking Strength: Below Average Human level
Durability: At least Below Average Human level+ (Is notable for being extremely durable for an insect, is unaffected by bites from Toads, Reptiles, and Moles. When compared to the exoskeleton of a honeybee, the velvet ant's required 11 times more force to crush using a force transducerADAPTATIONS AND RESPONSES OF DASYMUTILLA OCCIDENTALIS (HYMENOPTERA: MUTILLIDAE) TO PREDATORS) 
Stamina: Average (Comparable to other wasps)
Range: Below Standard Melee Range 
Standard Equipment: None notable
Intelligence: Animalistic
Weaknesses: Females lack of wings and males don't have stingers
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Olimar (Pikmin) Olimar's Profile (Speed is equalized and Olimar was on his own)
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Real World
Category:Characters
Category:Species
Category:Animals
Category:Bugs
Category:Insects
Category:Wasps
Category:Stone Walls
Category:Small Sized Characters
Category:Bodily Weaponry Users
Category:Sound Users
Category:Regeneration Users
Category:Poison Users
Category:Pain Users
Category:Fragrance Users
Category:Flight Users
Category:Species