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Seed bug

Daerlac cephalotes

Photo by MartinL
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Field Notes

Description:

A small ant mimic seed bug.
Family Rhyparochromidae

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (6)

No doubt.... Martin and Tom... I was referring Head part of this Bug... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyparochromidae http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alydidae
Thanks Tom and Ashish. It does look like a broad headed bug. Tom has recognized the correct family and then it was easy to ID from a local website.
First look give of Braod headed Bug.
Martin, isn't nature always interesting! I think you nailed the ID!
Thank you Tom. Of course that is correct. I notice that my powers of observation decline when I already assume that I know what it is. Maybe that is how mimicry works in the first place. How does this ID look to you? Daerlac cephalotes http://lifeunseen.com/index2_item_4908.php
Nice spotting. It's actually a true bug in the family Rhyparochromidae.

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