アリグモ♀ Antmimicking Spider

桜の葉で見つけて持ち帰る。体長8mm。霧吹きしたヨモギの葉に乗せて撮影。水滴を飲んだ後は身繕いに余念がない。近寄ってきたアブラムシを見つけるが捕食に至らず。第一­脚を上下してアリの触角を真似している（残る脚は六本）。照明の当たらない葉陰に隠れようとするので撮影に難儀した。
Adult female of the antmimicking spider (Myrmarachne japonica) drinking water droplets on the leaf and grooming herself. She preferred to stay in the shadow. Mid-June, 2007 in Japan.
http://picasaweb.google.co.jp/lh/photo/5zlyzzlSijKAeDU84qrHzA?feat=directlink
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Pets & Animals

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• jumping
• spider
• antmimicking
• mimicry
• cleaning
• アリグモ
• ハエトリグモ科
• 蜘蛛
• クモ
• 擬態
• 身繕い

[ConstructionMadness]

where do u find that specie???? i would love to have one

[sigma1920]

i happened to find her (that was in fact my first encounter) on a cherry tree when i was capturing many black ants to feed my pet antlions.

since this is a member of jumping spiders, i think u can find one anywhere in vegetation areas (or perhaps in ur backyard).

it is so good at mimicking that u may not be able to notice it as a spider until it drops/jumps and dangles from a fine silk tether from its spinneret.

[sigma1920]

thx for watching.

good luck!

[PhidippusAudax]

it's an imposter!

[sigma1920]

yeah.

they were thought to hunt ants in their disguise, but that is not the case.

btw, she found an aphid approaching but did not catch it at 4:20 of this clip.

[sigma1920]

congratulations! hallelujah.

thanks for linking your fine clip to this.

[kclama]

Lucky me seeing a similar one at our side.... :D

[sigma1920]

thx.

this incredible species is a kind of jumping spider (Salticidae).

[IloveSPIDERZ]

Awsome. I never seen those before!

[sigma1920]

thanks.

as you see, she was so antsy!

she often moves her forelegs up and down, mimicking ant's antennae.