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Myrmarachne sp
Small ant like spider with a slender body. This one is a female. About 8mm long. In one photo it is seen with an ant prey.
Spotted on a banana plant.
Spotted on May 12, 2014
Submitted on May 12, 2014
8 Comments
Thank you Wild Things..
Beautiful find. This is a dream catch :)
Thank you Rob... Glad that you like this spider... They have got this iridescent green eyes.
Thank you venusflytrap...
Thank you so much Lauren.... This one mimics the small black ants so well..
You got me on image 2, wonderful pics, thank you
you are so right, lauren, this bug mimics an ant so well...
Convincing mimic and beautiful green eyes!