Lagriini sp. (tribe)

Unidentified lagriine darkling beetle at Black Range, NSW

Lagriini sp. (tribe) at Black Range, NSW - 16 Nov 2020 01:37 PM
Lagriini sp. (tribe) at Black Range, NSW - 16 Nov 2020 01:37 PM
Lagriini sp. (tribe) at Black Range, NSW - 16 Nov 2020 01:37 PM
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LAGRIINI (tribe) 18 Nov 2020 KimPullen
LAGRIINI (tribe) 18 Nov 2020 KimPullen
Unidentified 16 Nov 2020 StephH

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Three small (largest 15 mm) caterpillars resting near an ants' nest in a situation that I would not normally expect to find them, ie usually I would think that larvae like this would be carried inside as food. Plenty of small (6 mm) brown ants (second photo) foraging around the nest but apparently ignoring the caterpillars. An interesting mystery.

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KimPullen wrote:
   18 Nov 2020
The ants may be Funnel ants (Aphaenogaster).

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