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Myrmarachne sp male Ant mimic spider. This is a male but females lack the elongated chelicerae and look even more like the ants. <br /> Here is the ant it is imitating<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/43480/polyrhachis_sp.html" title="Polyrhachis sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2776/43480_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Hx5%2Fjh3d5nR%2FY0%2Br5ylmbsUjVps%3D" width="200" height="152" alt="Polyrhachis sp. This ant was found on the same leaf as the mimicking spider. <br /> The spider is Myrmarachne sp and the and is Polyrhachis sp.<br /> The following link describes a model ant as Polyrhachis pilosa but since there are dozens of species in this genus and I have no specialized knowledge, I will not claim a specific identification. <br /> http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2512 Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Polyrhachis,Polyrhachis pilosa" /></a></figure><br /> <a href="http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2512" rel="nofollow">http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2512</a> Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Myrmarachne sp Click/tap to enlarge

Myrmarachne sp male

Ant mimic spider. This is a male but females lack the elongated chelicerae and look even more like the ants.
Here is the ant it is imitating

Polyrhachis sp. This ant was found on the same leaf as the mimicking spider. <br /> The spider is Myrmarachne sp and the and is Polyrhachis sp.<br /> The following link describes a model ant as Polyrhachis pilosa but since there are dozens of species in this genus and I have no specialized knowledge, I will not claim a specific identification. <br /> http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2512 Australia,Fall,Geotagged,Polyrhachis,Polyrhachis pilosa

http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2512

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    Ferdy Christant
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    Very educational that you included the ant, well done! Posted 9 years ago

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By Martin Lagerwey

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Uploaded Aug 11, 2016. Captured May 10, 2015 08:25 in 73 Greenslopes St, Edge Hill QLD 4870, Australia.
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  • Canon EOS 450D
  • f/14.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO200
  • 100mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.