It is a nymph!
Broad-headed Bug. Family Alydidae.
Many nymphs are ant mimics.
They are seed eaters.
Insect or Invertebrates Identification
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
How clever!
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Caterpillar ID please
Found this in the Eastern Cape, any ideas what it is
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Re: Insect or Invertebrates Identification
Small butterfly, 4cm. Marloth in May
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Small butterfly, 4cm. Marloth May:
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Remember to put the name under the ones already posted 
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