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Ant mimicking bug

Hyalymenus tarsatus

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Field Notes

Description:

Ant mimick alydidae.

Notes:

I saw this ant acting strange, it was the only one just standing there. It was an inmature Texas Bow-legged Bug .

Species ID Suggestions

Ant mimicking bug

Hyalymenus tarsatus

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Ignacio Gamboa
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Comments (2)
Diaz José Miguel
Excelente!! yo casi no se nada de insectos y aprecio mucho estos comentarios. Voy a ver su hallazgo y lo invito a ponerlo en esta misión. http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/380336002
Ignacio Gamboa
Es un alydidae, no un reduviidae, yo los confundí también la primera vez que encontré uno(hace pocos días de hecho http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/523426003).

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Mimetic Animals of the World
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El mini-mundo de Costa Rica
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Insects of Costa Rica
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National Geographic's Great Nature Project
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Life in Costa Rica
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Myrmecomorphy (ant mimics)
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PublishedMay 27, 2014

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