Ants Mimicry Spiders

Ants are abundant and have powerful defense mechanisms such as acid taste, aggressive biting, painful sting, and group defense. Thus ants are generally not subject to predation. They are the ideal models in mimicry rings. Many insects and spiders have different ways to resemble ants. This is known as Myrmecomorphy.

Myrmecomorphy highlights an important aspect of mimicry - the behavior. Predators use different aspects of prey appearance when making a decision to attack. Behavior is an important part of multi-modal signals. Constant waving of antennae is a common feature of ants. Ants are also characterized by their jerky and zigzag movements. Those ants behavior are commonly seen in the ant mimics.

Followings are Ants Mimicry Spiders. ALL of them are NOT ants but spiders.