Turtle Ant-mimicking Crab Spider
Aphantochilus rogersi
Classification
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Thomisidae
Ant mimicry or myrmecomorphy is mimicry of ants by other organisms, mainly arthropods. It has independently evolved over 70 times in different species. Ants are abundant all over the world, and potential predators that rely on vision to identify their prey, such as birds and wasps, normally avoid them, because they are either unpalatable or aggressive.
Aphantochilus rogersi est une espèce d'araignées aranéomorphes de la famille des Thomisidae. Distribution Cette espèce se rencontre du Panama au Paraguay. Description Cette araignée est myrmécomorphe.
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