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I call it
Copyright © 2006 Robert Graham, MD

I call it "antdragron", as shares properties with antlion. What is it really? Lives in 1/2 cm x 10-12cm deep hole, eats ants - Tetracha
Fitzgerald GA, Ben Hill County Central GA County, Georgia, USA
July 22, 2006
Size: 1 1/4 inch
"Antdragon" (my name) - will propel small beeds soil some 3-6 inches away from it's excavation with violent flip of its shovel-like head. Awkward gait on legs that are angled opposite of other insects - does he live upside down?

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Contributed by Robert Graham, MD on 28 July, 2006 - 3:26am
Last updated 16 August, 2006 - 5:35pm

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Moved from Tiger Beetles.
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