Ant Mimic Jumping Spider - Japan Myrmarachne - Real Japan Monsters アリはジャンピングスパイダーを模倣 日本のモンス

At first glance this spider looks very similar to an ant. Jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne may imitate ants in both appearance and behavior. By mimicking an ant the spider might better avoid predators like spider wasps. Some ant mimic spiders may even prey on ants or the homopteran bugs they tend. Ants have three body segments while spiders have just two. Note how this spider’s forward body segment has been adapted to give the overall body an appearance of three segments. The spider also waves it’s