ant-mimicking jumping spider

Ant-Mimicking Jumping Spider

grrlscientist | October 26, 2009

tags: ant mimic, Jumping Spider, macro video, animal behavior, streaming video Unfortunately, no species ID yet (can you ID this spider?), but the mimicry in both form and behavior is truly beautiful, astonishing, really. Video: Thomas Shahan [Thomas Shahan's photostream]

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