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Myrmarachne maxillosa
about 1.5 inches long, black giant ant look, black with silvery white hair texture and red abdomen.
founded in tropical rainforest, on a dry leaf, woody place. able to founded under the sun and on most dried/hairy leaf and wood/bark.
Thanks for the ID, Atul. I really appreciate it.
Thanks to everyone too and thanks for SOTD :D
I will keep on the contribution to the community.
Lovely series .... and congratulations !!!
this one is possibly mimicking a Polyrhachis sp . ant :)
Wow, Phillip, this is a beautiful image. Great clarity and POV, and a really cool spider. Well done on an excellent capture and a big congrats on SOTD :-)
Congrats Philip! This fantastic macro series has earned you spotting of the day!
Ant mimic spider species hunt ants, using their anatomical and behavioral mimicry to get close to their prey.
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Nice spotting! Beautiful pictures! I love how you can see the reflection of the front legs in the first pic.
Spotted on Feb 12, 2013
Submitted on Apr 22, 2013
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