Description: |
Similar to the Ant-mimic Crab Spider, this male jumping spider of the salticidae family mimics kerengga or weaver ants (oecophylla smaragdina) but for a different reason. These jumping spiders seem to mimic the ferocious kerengga ant more for protection rather than food. The females of these species are better weaver ant look-alikes compared to the males which possess an exaggerated chelicerae. |