This is such a mysterious nature.
This is not an alien from the future and not a mutant ant. This is exactly how the wingless wasps Euspinolia militaris from the family of German wasps, which live in Latin America and, in particular, in Chile, look not quite familiar to our eyes.
For a body covered with thick hairs, lack of wings and resemblance to ants, they got their second name - velvet ants. Representatives of this species rarely catch the eye of biologists, so little is known about their way of life.
The family of German wasps (lat. Mutillidae) is quite old: fossil specimens of these insects were found in amber, which is estimated to be 25-40 million years old. German wasps prefer open, desert areas with a dry, hot climate. They do not bother building nests, preferring to shift worries about their own housing and food for the offspring on the shoulders of those who are unable to resist their pressure.
German wasps openly parasitize in the nests of wasps, bees and, in rare cases, flies: having climbed into someone else's home, females of Euspinolia militaris lay their eggs directly on the larvae of the nest owners. When their offspring are born, they also behave in the spirit of invaders, eating the weaker larvae of unwilling wasps, bees or flies that have sheltered them.
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Getting rid of intruders is quite problematic, since German wasps are armed with sharp and longer stings than other wasps and bees. Even a person, these aggressive creatures can cause trouble with their bite: the painful sensations do not disappear for several hours.