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Fruit Fly for Meal We had some fruits on the dinner table which attracted fruit flies and that in turn attracted this Red Weaver Ant-Mimicking Spider. By the time we noticed this Spider, she had already caught the fruit fly. Ant-Mimicking Spider,Kerengga ant-like jumper,Malaysia,Myrmaplata plataleoides,Red Weaver Ant-Mimicking Spider,Sabah,Spider Click/tap to enlarge Country intro

Fruit Fly for Meal

We had some fruits on the dinner table which attracted fruit flies and that in turn attracted this Red Weaver Ant-Mimicking Spider. By the time we noticed this Spider, she had already caught the fruit fly.

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The Kerengga ant-like jumper

''Myrmaplata plataleoides'' , also called the Kerengga ant-like jumper, is a jumping spider that mimics the ''Kerengga'' or weaver ant in morphology and behaviour. This species is found in India, Sri Lanka, China and many parts of Southeast Asia.

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Species identified by Albert Kang
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Uploaded Jul 6, 2020. Captured Jan 10, 2019 09:32.
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  • TG-5
  • f/6.3
  • 1/200s
  • ISO200
  • 18mm

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