Ants dismantling a Pie Dish Beetle

Found at Tregole National Park. Queensland, Australia.

 

I think the beetle may be a Pterohelaeus sp. The ants had already removed the head by the time I stumbled across this scene.

 

Single exposure, uncropped, handheld, in situ. Canon MT-24EX flash unit, Ian McConnachie diffuser.

Done