An Ant-Mimicking Spider

An Ant-Mimicking Spider

Oregon State University

Arachnophobia can make humans flee at the sight of a brown recluse, black widow or even a daddy long legs. Some spider species have developed the defense of deception. They masquerade as a much less desirable prey – ants. The specimen in the Colombian copal appears to be a jumping spider.

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