Austrospirachtha carrijoi is a species of rove beetle that is native to northern Australia.

It has an enlarged abdomen that extends over its entire body and that appears remarkably like a termite, and uses that disguise to steal food from true termites.

[1][2] The type species of the genus, A. mimetes, also has an elongated abdomen that is bent over the body with appendages that give it a termite like appearance.

They are thought to live within the nests of termites of the genus Nasutitermes.

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