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Ant Mimic Spider on Ant Fern
Myrmarachne ramosa on Lecanopteris sp.
4.50316, 101.4
Field Notes
Description:
One of the things I really wanted to see in the Cameron Highlands was Lecanopteris, or Ant Ferns. The rhizomes of these bizarrely beautiful ferns have connecting hollow chambers that are used as homes by ants (There are quite a few plants that do this - it's called Myrmecophily) The only Lecanopteris I saw were large plants that had come down on fallen branches, most of them already dead. This one was just clinging to life (2nd picture) & I was very excited to see what I thought was a sole ant, still on patrol! It 6 months later I first saw a picture of an ant mimic spider & thought wow - I've got to see one of those! Then, looking back on these shots, I realised I already had!
Nothing to compare with the suberb macros on here, but cute all the same I think.
Habitat:
Degraded mossy forest
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