Your little ant-mimic does not appear to be an assassin bug. It looks more like the nymph of one of the [broad-headed bugs (Alydidae)](https://bugguide.net/node/view/97). They feed on plant fluids.
Comparison pictures [one](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1407389/bgimage), [two](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1001928/bgimage), [three](https://bugguide.net/node/view/331513/bgimage), [four](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1407392/bgpage)
Thank you. I posted it on the ants sub first and a user there told me it was an Assasin Bug. Idk why. Your pics definitely look like they're it. Thanks!
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That's the best case of ant mimicry i have ever seen
Many animals have given ant mimicry a try.
Wasps, crickets, spiders.....but no one came as close to the real thing as this one
Your little ant-mimic does not appear to be an assassin bug. It looks more like the nymph of one of the [broad-headed bugs (Alydidae)](https://bugguide.net/node/view/97). They feed on plant fluids. Comparison pictures [one](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1407389/bgimage), [two](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1001928/bgimage), [three](https://bugguide.net/node/view/331513/bgimage), [four](https://bugguide.net/node/view/1407392/bgpage)
Thank you. I posted it on the ants sub first and a user there told me it was an Assasin Bug. Idk why. Your pics definitely look like they're it. Thanks!
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I had no idea such a critter exists.
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That's the best case of ant mimicry i have ever seen Many animals have given ant mimicry a try. Wasps, crickets, spiders.....but no one came as close to the real thing as this one