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πŸͺ² Beetles

Ant Nest Beetle

Paussus favieri

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About

A bizarre reddish-brown beetle with swollen club-shaped antennae that lives inside ant nests. It mimics ant chemical signals to avoid detection.

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Did You Know?

It secretes chemicals from its antennae that drug the ants into a stupor allowing it to freely eat their brood.