Finally got some photos of Australia’s “blue ant”, Diamma bicolor, which is not an ant at all but a shockingly large metallic blue thynnid wasp, wingless and solitary, that hunts mole crickets. Been meaning to shoot this thing for years.
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Macro photo in top view of the same insect running through the bark litter on a forest floor.
Macro photo in side view of a large antlike insect that is shiny metallic blue with bright orange legs and large eyes, standing on a pure white background. The body segments are quite clearly demarcated, giving a slightly wormlike appearance