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Ant mimic Crab Spider with weaver ant prey

Amyciaea forticeps

Photo by Wild Things
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Field Notes

Description:

Ant mimic crab spider with its preferred prey of weaver ant. If we look carefully, we can see why it is called as the ant mimic spider, there are 2 black dots on the back of the spider which look like the eyes of the ant.

Habitat:

Seen at a small forest near a river.

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