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Ant mimic spider

Meriola arcifera

Classification

Order
Araneae

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.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Chile · 1United States of America · 1