Brave imposting style
When I first approached the bushy plant this little creature was patrolling, I was a little bit disappointed because I thought that I saw the same Weaver Ant again and again.
But I was not ready for the surprise, because when I try to look closer, I learn that this small lonely creature is actually an imposter, having the appearance of the other species, even from another family.
What I thought was a weaver ant was actually a bug. I learned it after reviewing the first few shots and learned that the mouth part is different from the normal ant, it doesn't have the jaw, but rather a long sucking mouth. This is definitely a bug that was doing a brave imposing style and wanted to be a formidable weaver ant.
Even Google miss identifies this little creature when I tried to search it on Google images, and all google suggested was the Weaver ant. It shows how great the mimicking ability of this little creature is.
This is might be one of the species from the Riptorus Genus, Riptorus sp, from the Allydidae family.
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It's always a pleasant surprise to take pictures of certain insects and then find out it wasn't what you thought, it adds a bit of dynamism to the work. Excellent photos and a very interesting insect!
you are right my friend. it is always amaze me to learn that there are a lot of interesting small creature out there that we have never know yet.
That is pretty cool you realised it wasn't a weaver after all! Maybe you discovered a new creature, the Eka bug 👀
That would be awesome oto have a creature to bear my name. But I don't think this one is the case. lol
heeh it would be awesome indeed!
Have a great weekend my friend
If Google missed on identifying it correctly, then this insect must be really great at playing an imposter! Great job on uncovering its camouflage :)
I wonder if the predator will be able to spot him and feast on him, although there is a chance, but i guess it will be a slim one.
So detailed pictures.
thank you very much my friend.
The colour of the ant reminds me of aged brass. Excellent macros.
thnak you very much my friend. the color look socool isn't it?
It does look great!