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Photo#418288
weevil with the ants - Tanymecus confusus

weevil with the ants - Tanymecus confusus
Spirit Mound Historic Prairie near Vermillion, Clay County, South Dakota, USA
April 16, 2010
Size: 5-6 mm
It was on a mound of Formica montana ants, seemingly unconcerned until one latched onto its leg. The photo is after I placed the pair on my hand.

Moved tentatively
Moved from Sitona.

Moved

Moved
Moved from ID Request.

looks like a Sitona

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