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Tricondyla conicicollis?
Shot this on a trail into virgin tropical rainforest. Could not resist as it was unusually coloured - almost alien-like. An unidentified species of flightless tiger beetle (family Cicindelildae) which mimics a large ant. Not sure of the species.
Spotted on Mar 14, 2013
Submitted on Mar 14, 2013
6 Comments
Very neat!
Cool ant!
Thanks, guys! It is a Tricondyla - from the photos I see. Will be searching for more info on it.
This might be a Flightless Tiger Beetle from Genus Tricondyla.
It looks very similar to this:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/79...
Cool find! I agree with the alien-like appearance, haha! I think this is a species of Beetle. Perhaps an Ant mimic.
Beetle. This looks like an ant-mimic Tiger Beetle. Please consider adding this awesome spotting to the Beetles! mission.
http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/1150...