Description

This listing is for a micro velvet ant. We’ve got tiny desert beetles available on the site for all the nano tank enthusiasts, and so why not a miniature species of velvet ant tankmate for them?

These velvet ants tend to be nocturnal, meaning that they are usually more active at night. So much variety in the ones we have! They are always smaller, sometimes significantly so, than diurnal ones and less colorful. They tend to be brownish but sometimes with patterns and these vary from species to species. In the desert SW USA there are thought to be in excess of 300 species of velvet ants. It boggles the mind.

Disclaimer- They are wingless female wasps with a very powerful sting. Buyer beware! If you have an allergy to bee stings, we encourage you not to buy this pet insect. Stings from these insects are significantly more painful than stings from honeybees, for example. The species pictured is not necessarily the exact species you will get. Often nocturnal velvet ants like these are brown and somewhat drab.

Many of these species can climb glass or plastic, so a well-fitting lid with very small ventilation holes should be used. We offer a few containers with very small holes (see related products below).

They do like a dry tank and like to eat sugary liquids. We offer them beetle jellies (see related products, below).

These make wonderful communal tankmates with desert beetles (see related links below).

The photo is one of a bunch of different species we see.