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Ant-Mimicking Jumping Spider

Photo by Tiz
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Description:

Sorry Mr Spider, I saw through your disguise! Better luck next time!
This little buddy was a bit too attentive for being an ant! He observed me and moved when I moved. When I zoomed in on the pictures I saw the significant eyes of a jumping spider...

Habitat:

Mango tree, about 175 cm above the ground! He had a favourite leaf in the tree! Semi-urban area in the small town of Caia, Mozambique.
Rain season just started.

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Comments (14)
Tiz
I am happy you liked this little rascal, PurpleScarf and Leonardo. Sintija, I am sure they will remember a strange mulungo (white person) that wandered around amont the trees and bushes taking picture of "nothing"... haha
Sintija Valucka
maybe one day they will understand and then remember about you and your drawings :D :)
Tiz
hahaha, ehm... haha, nah! That would put a shame over all living ants and spiders, and I actually dont think that they understood. A cross over the ant and pointing to the spider, and then to the ant.... It is not easy to understand that! haha
HemaShah
you should have included a picture of your artwork.
Tiz
They are really cool! But my tries to explain to the people around me what I was taking so many pictures of in Portugues was very poor! I ended up drawing a spider and an ant in the sand... haha!
Sintija Valucka
I've also seen one in my lifetime (different species), they're pretty amazing :) Nice spotting!
Tiz
Have you uploaded it? It sounds very interesting :)
Ashutosh Dudhatra
Great capture...id spotted a similar black ant mimicing female however diff species..

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PublishedOctober 1, 2013

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