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Jan 04, 2012 01:50 |  #1

Not the best shots, but found this little fella fascinating to watch. Amazing how they mimic ants. Had me fooled at first, was wondering why an ant was eating a midge. Took me a really close look to realise it was actually an ant mimic jumping spider.

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Jan 04, 2012 02:23 |  #2

Cool find!! :)

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Jan 05, 2012 01:11 |  #3

Wonderful find and shots !
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Jan 05, 2012 22:15 as a reply to  @ LordV's post |  #4

great,never even knew they existed.love jumpers.

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Jan 13, 2012 06:58 |  #5

Superb captures.

Would fool me too, the only give away is the binocular vision.

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Jan 13, 2012 07:18 |  #6

Lovely captures.

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Jan 13, 2012 11:30 |  #7

Nice find

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Jan 13, 2012 11:38 |  #8

lovely captures...

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Jan 13, 2012 11:44 as a reply to  @ Natuurfreak's post |  #9

Very cool find. Obviously a jumping spider when viewed from the front, but I never would have guessed it from any other angle. Good job!

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Jan 13, 2012 17:18 |  #10

great detail! I wonder if I've ever mistaken any for ants--are they about the same size?




  
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Jan 13, 2012 19:01 as a reply to  @ paintyourxtarget's post |  #11

one of the most convincing one I have seen to date! Great find...

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Jan 13, 2012 20:00 |  #12

Thanks guys.

It was about the same size as similar looking ants. Must admit it had me fooled, and from now on will be looking much closer at lone ants. Do wonder how many I've seen and mistakenly dismissed as ants.

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Jan 13, 2012 22:27 |  #13

That's really neat, I'd never seen one of those before! Great shots.

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Jan 15, 2012 01:54 |  #14

Great shots.

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