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ant mimic true bug

Hyalymenus

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Description:

This ant mimic was lingering on a lupine flower, and seemed to be herding aphids like an ant. At any rate it was definitely interested in the aphids. Maybe it just wanted them off the flower?

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Comments (3)
textless
Thanks! I've found several ant mimics here that look very much like ants... and others with a more bug-like shape.
ScottRasmussen
Amazing. That's hard to distinguish from an actual ant.
lori.tas
Wow. What a great shot of a spectacular insect find.

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PublishedSeptember 14, 2011

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