Golden Ant-mimicking Jumping Spider II - Myrmarachne sp.

FAMILY SALTICIDAE

This page contains pictures and information about Golden Ant-mimicking Jumping Spiders that we found in the Brisbane area, Queensland, Australia.

Body length 8mm

 

 

 

This one look a bit different with the Golden Ant-mimicking Jumping Spider, It has a silver bend on abdomen and different body shape. The front pair of legs also look different. 

 

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Reference:

1. Australian Spiders in colour - Ramon Mascord, Reed Books Pty Ltd, 1970, p26 (Myrmarachne striatipes) 

2. Ant-mimicking spider - The Find-a-spider Guide for Australian Spiders, University of Southern Queensland, 2007.

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