アリグモの擬態 Antmimicking Spider - Mimic & Model

[BananaOrangeBerry]

アリグモは東京にもいますか？

[millball]

forgive my ignorance... but how is the spider benefiting from mimicking an ant? thats like mike tyson mimicking a ballerina

[sigma1920]

that was a very good question.

in the bug's world, ants are feared very much by others.

thx 4 watching!

[millball]

@sigma1920 I also wonder why spiders dont have communities like ants... a frightening thought... spider mounds popping up nationwide!

[sigma1920]

@millball

that is an interesting thought!

just search "social spider" at wikipedia.

and check out my vid about some spiderlings' mass hunting on a communal web.

watch?v=xXhbunSZpxA

[ChupiTheTerrible]

It's more like a puma mimicing a wolf, actually. The theory is that ant mimicing spiders evolved in areas with a lot of ants that would become potential predators, and though not fool-proof the disguise would help prevent attacks from starting.

[ConstructionMadness]

i thought spiders drink the fluid not eat the whole prey

[sigma1920]

u are right.

that's one of the big differences between insects (such as ants) and spiders.

this spider seemed to toy around with the prey looking for a juicier part to bite into.

[superfisto]

This is a spider mimicking an ant. And there are also ants which mimic spiders, correct?

[superfisto]

I'm sorry, I was thinking of a fly which mimics the behavior of a jumping spider.

[sigma1920]

a fly mimicking a jumper?

that is news to me and sounds interesting!

and thx for subscribing.

[sigma1920]

eventually i came across a footage of the fly mimicking a jumping spider!

watch?v=ZYFRXrGCMps

it was a bbc documentary program "trials of life #4 - hunting & escaping" presented by david attenborough.

simply amazing!

[superfisto]

Haha. I knew I had seen it!

On a side note, I grew up watching Attenborough. He's awesome.

[sigma1920]

yeah, he is my hero, too.

and kudos to the camera crews.