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Ant Mimicking Jumpng Spider (Male)

Myrmarachne maxillosa

Photo by PhilipChen
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

about 1.5 inches long,
black giant ant look,
black with silvery white hair texture and red abdomen.

Habitat:

founded in tropical rainforest, on a dry leaf, woody place.
able to founded under the sun and on most dried/hairy leaf and wood/bark.

Species ID Suggestions

Ant Mimicking Jumpng Spider (Male)

Myrmarachne maxillosa
Atul
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Comments (22)
rams4d
Amazing, awesome, nice shots !!!
Fyn Kynd
Awesome spotting! Congratulations PhilipChen!
PhilipChen
Thanks for the ID, Atul. I really appreciate it. Thanks to everyone too and thanks for SOTD :D I will keep on the contribution to the community.
Atul
Lovely series .... and congratulations !!! this one is possibly mimicking a Polyrhachis sp . ant :)
Neil Ross
Wow, Phillip, this is a beautiful image. Great clarity and POV, and a really cool spider. Well done on an excellent capture and a big congrats on SOTD :-)
Tom15
Great find! Congrats on SOTD.
KarenL
Congrats Philip! This fantastic macro series has earned you spotting of the day! Ant mimic spider species hunt ants, using their anatomical and behavioral mimicry to get close to their prey. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152757523845603&set=a.10152383557885603.943728.10150120463815603&type=1 https://twitter.com/projectnoah/status/326525924982026240
drP
Nice spotting! Beautiful pictures! I love how you can see the reflection of the front legs in the first pic.

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International Spider Survey
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Mimetic Animals of the World
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2013 Best Wildlife Photo
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Jumping Spiders of the World

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PublishedApril 22, 2013

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