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πŸͺ² Beetles

Atemeles Ant Guest Beetle

Lomechusoides strumosus

About

A parasitic rove beetle that lives in ant nests, switching between Formica and Myrmica host species seasonally. Its larvae are raised by ants alongside their own brood.

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Did You Know?

It migrates between two different ant species each year, overwintering with one and breeding with another.