I spotted this Eurasian bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus) muching on pollen on a tansy (Tanacetum vulgare) at Åva Stensjödal in the Tyresta National Park. I wasn't the first one to do so though as a red wood ant (Formica rufa) had decided this was going to be an excellent catch and tried dragging it back to the hive.
Since the ant was alone and much smaller, all it achieved by biting the beetle's legs was being shaken rather violently. I saw it make at least four attempts on different legs, all resulting in being shaken up, before giving up.
This shot is of it after finally being left alone with all that tasty pollen, but for four shots of it under ant attack, have a look here:
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