This Spider Looks Like an Ant. Can You Tell the Difference? Published Feb 13, 2024 at 7:01 PM EST Updated Feb 13, 2024 at 9:51 PM EST By Jess Thomson ...

The ant-slayer spider of Australia has an extraordinary hunting technique that involves leaping over its much larger prey, high-speed photography has revealed. “To our knowledge, it’s unique ...

A timid jumping spider uses the scent of ants as a secret weapon to save itself from becoming the soggy prey of the predatory spitting spider. The downside to this plan is that jumping spiders are ...

To mirror the slender, segmented shape of an ant, ant-mimicking spiders tend to develop a slimmer body than the typical spider, with a bigger separation between their two body segments — their abdomen ...

This spider pretends to be an ant, but not well enough to avoid being eaten Not all predators are so easily fooled. Laura Baisas May 18, 2023 9:00 AM EDT ...

Timid spider uses odor and visual cues to actively select protected nesting sites near ants. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 2014; DOI: 10.1007/s00265-014-1690-2 ...

This bright orange ant is actually a jumping spider recently found in Orange County By Bryce Alderton April 27, 2017 7:20 PM PT ...