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Daerlac cephalotes
A small ant mimic seed bug. Family Rhyparochromidae
Thanks Tom for steering me in the right direction http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/showima... http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_...
Spotted on Mar 3, 2013
Submitted on Mar 3, 2013
6 Comments
No doubt.... Martin and Tom...
I was referring Head part of this Bug...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhyparochro...
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.p...
Nice spotting. It's actually a true bug in the family Rhyparochromidae.