A foam beetle

An ant imitation that is easy to tie, floats like a cork and looks a lot like the real thing.

An oldie pattern from GFF

By Martin Joergensen

A small foam beetle is easily tied with a bit of black foam, three small bristles and the technique described for Edwards' Little Ant

The position and bending of the beetle's legs is not that critical. Basically one set forwards and two sets backwards will do.

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