I think he's compensating for something...
Close-ups of what might be the same species, by Myrmician here. Could be either an A. marginicollis or an A. sparsus, or even a varicornis. I quite like his snazzy, varicoloured, fuzzy antennae.
Subfamily Lamiinae, of the Cerambycids, but as as you can see, a tiny fraction of the size of the Prionine Cerambycids I've posted about before. Found on an Acacia, which is not very surprising given that that's where they lay their eggs. The previous day I found one in the car, but there aren't any Australian insects that eat cars - yet. In fact, a wide variety of longicorn beetles breed in Acacias - it's one of the reasons they're a short-lived tree, because before too long they've got big beetle grubs chewing their way through the sapwood.
Close-ups of what might be the same species, by Myrmician here. Could be either an A. marginicollis or an A. sparsus, or even a varicornis. I quite like his snazzy, varicoloured, fuzzy antennae.
Subfamily Lamiinae, of the Cerambycids, but as as you can see, a tiny fraction of the size of the Prionine Cerambycids I've posted about before. Found on an Acacia, which is not very surprising given that that's where they lay their eggs. The previous day I found one in the car, but there aren't any Australian insects that eat cars - yet. In fact, a wide variety of longicorn beetles breed in Acacias - it's one of the reasons they're a short-lived tree, because before too long they've got big beetle grubs chewing their way through the sapwood.