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Enoclerus ichneumoneus Beetle With A Passenger - Enoclerus ichneumoneus
Copyright © 2011 Jon Hart

Enoclerus ichneumoneus Beetle With A Passenger - Enoclerus ichneumoneus
Montrose, Laurens County, Georgia, USA
January 1, 2011
Size: unrecorded
Found walking up a pine tree trunk. I know what this is, but I am completely flummoxed by what appears to be attached to its eye/antenna. I didn't notice it until I enlarged the image on the monitor and it can't be more than 1 mm in size.
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Contributed by Jon Hart on 8 January, 2011 - 8:23pm

Moved
Moved from ID Request.
… Jon Hart, 8 January, 2011 - 8:52pm login or register to post comments

It is an ant head.. They will
It is an ant head.. They will bite and never let go, sometimes leaving their heads on other insects. I'm not sure what type of ant it is.. Maybe a Solenopsis invicta?
… J. Anderson, 8 January, 2011 - 8:29pm login or register to post comments

 
My thought as well...
An ant who gave her all in defense of the colony. :)
… Ken Wolgemuth, 8 January, 2011 - 8:34pm login or register to post comments

 
yep :)
yep :)
… J. Anderson, 8 January, 2011 - 8:37pm login or register to post comments

 
Upon further review
I certainly cannot argue. Now that I look at it in that light, it definitely looks like a fire ant head. Thanks, guys!
… Jon Hart, 8 January, 2011 - 8:51pm login or register to post comments

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