Glischrochilus sanguinolentus sap beetle (Nitidulidae).

Shawnee National Forest, Illinois, USA
Lychas sp. marbled scorpion.

Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma sp.

Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
Podomyrma sp.

Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
The prickly little beast on the right is a millipede in the genus Polyxenus.  I found several of these living in the brood nest of a Temnothorax rugatulus ant, where they were probably scavenging on the ant's refuse. 

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
Amblyopone australis worker foraging underground.  This dracula ant species is one of Australia's most common ants, but it is not often encountered due to its subterranean habits.

Yandoit, Victoria, Australia
Podomyrma sp.

Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
Podomyrma sp.

Mungkan Kandju National Park, Queensland, Australia
The prickly little beast on the right is a millipede in the genus Polyxenus.  I found several of these living in the brood nest of a Temnothorax rugatulus ant, where they were probably scavenging on the ant's refuse. 

Huachuca Mountains, Arizona, USA
Lychas sp. marbled scorpion.

Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
Lychas sp. marbled scorpion.

Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
Lychas sp. marbled scorpion.

Wilson's Promontory National Park, Victoria, Australia
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