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Black ant mimic spider

Myrmarachne sp

Photo by sunnyjosef
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Field Notes

Description:

Small ant like spider with a slender body. This one is a female. About 8mm long. In one photo it is seen with an ant prey.

Habitat:

Spotted on a banana plant.

Reference Links:

Myrmarachne — Wikipédia

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (8)
sunnyjosef
Thank you Rob... Glad that you like this spider... They have got this iridescent green eyes.
sunnyjosef
Thank you so much Lauren.... This one mimics the small black ants so well..
RobThacker
You got me on image 2, wonderful pics, thank you
Caleb Steindel
you are so right, lauren, this bug mimics an ant so well...
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PublishedMay 12, 2014

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