“For the spider predator, a random attack on an ant could result in injury,” says Zhang, “so they are very careful predators and will only attack if they can distinguish S. collingwoodi from ...

Next time you see an ant, count its legs because you might really be looking at a spider. And this isn't a rare phenomenon - scientists have found that as many as 300 spider species around the ...

Most ant-mimicking spiders have a “false waist” and are covered with reflective hairs to simulate the shiny, three-segmented bodies of ants.

A species of tiny, colorful jumping spider employs two lines of defense to avoid being eaten: camouflaging with plants and walking like an ant. Researchers report that this combination of ...

However, not all the spider's potential predators are fooled by this elaborate act. In the study, the ant-mimicking spiders were presented to different predators alongside a non-mimicking type.

Smart spider does a bizarre dance with its front legs to trick predators into thinking it's an ANT Ant-jumper spiders walk on 6 legs and wave the front 2 in the air like antennae They also walk in ...

Spiders can sniff out and avoid killer ants Date: June 2, 2021 Source: Simon Fraser University Summary: Spiders avoid building webs near European fire ants, their natural predators, by sensing the ...

A team of researchers captured the "fabulous" acrobatic way in which they do it, quite "like Spider-Man." The ant slayer spider has a rather odd choice of prey: banded sugar ants.

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 ...

European fire ants ( Myrmica rubra ) seem to keep spiders away House-dwelling spiders avoid surfaces that certain aggressive ants have walked over, suggesting that there may be some sort of ...