Weaver ant mimic spider - Male (Myrmarachne plataleoides)

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Photo by sunnyjosef

Published on Project Noah

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Field Notes

Description:

This is a male specimen which resembles a weaver ant carrying a minor worker due to their elongated chelicerae. About 10mm long. The first two pictures are stacked images from 6 photographs.

Habitat:

Spotted on a banana plant.

Reference Links:

Myrmarachne plataleoides

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Comments (21)

SaswatMishra

http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/2146696002 Please add every great spotting made in INDIA in this mission. Thank you

JC Garcia

Wow. congrats. I also have a photo like this, but not as good as this =) I'll post it later.

sunnyjosef

Thanks for the nomination Fyn Kynd..

Fyn Kynd

Your spotting has been nominated for the Spotting of the Week. The winner will be chosen by the Project Noah Rangers based on a combination of factors including: uniqueness of the shot, status of the organism (for example, rare or endangered), quality of the information provided in the habitat and description sections. There is a subjective element, of course; the spotting with the highest number of Ranger votes is chosen. Congratulations on being nominated!

sunnyjosef

Thank you venusflytrap2000..

Caleb Steindel

Crazy series!

sunnyjosef

Thank you M.A. Orendan..

M.A. Orendan

Whoa.... Unbelievable!

sunnyjosef

Thank you Mark, Dr. Sherpa and Amadeus..

Liana

Incredible shots Sunny! That is an amazing little critter right there. Thank you for sharing :)