Ant-Mimic Spider - Myrmarachne sp

Small Spider, less than 1 cm, and slender, shaped like an ant. It was actively moving and as it moves, it 'waves' its first pair of legs like the antennae of ant. At first glance, I had thought it was a 'velvet ant' based on the patterns of its abdomen.

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WildFlower

Lion

It should be a Myrmarachne sp. Here is a list of the species with their distribution.
http://america.pink/myrmarachne_3128769.html
23 species are reported from the Philippines. There is some information about them here
http://www.jumping-spiders.com/index_wiki_gen.php?gattung=Myrmarachne
or in part III of the catalogue
http://www.jumping-spiders.com/php/catalogue.php
There are more photos and drawings here
http://www.peckhamia.com/salticidae/diagnost/myrmar/myrmar.htm Posted 9 years ago
1. Albert Kang
  
  Lion
  
  Thanks for all the links, WildFlower.
  Still haven't been able to find the ID. Posted 9 years ago

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