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Platyrhopalopsis sp. Thailand

Scoundrels – #6

[featured image] As we’ve seen with the ant-mimicking spiders (see scoundrels – #8), the imitation of ants is often very elaborate because of the fringe benefits of living with these industrious insects, namely being able to taunt your predators safe in the knowledge that the worker ants around you are …

Myrmarachne plataleoides -

Scoundrels – #8

[featured image] Ants are pretty mean animals. They bite, some of them sting and individuals from the same nest can co-ordinate their activities to repel and even kill much larger animals. For these reasons, most animals leave them well alone making them excellent subjects for mimicry. There are lots of …