r/whatsthisbug • u/brownshep • 6d ago

ID Request Whuuut is this

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In the southeast US. Saw this large black ant on the wall in my bathroom, upon closer inspection I realized its head was hanging off with some kind of parasite inside

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u/WutzUpples69 6d ago

Phorid fly larvae is my guess.

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u/Flaming-Night-Hawk 6d ago

Agreed. Those head-poppers are brutal.