- Synageles venator
Taxobox
name = "Synageles venator"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Arachnida
ordo =Araneae
familia =Salticidae
genus = "Synageles "
species = "S. venator"
binomial = "Synageles venator"
binomial_authority = (Lucas, 1836)
range_
range_map_width = 240px
synonyms ="Attus venator"
"Salticus myrmecoides"
"Leptorchestes venator"
"Leptorchestes ludibundus"
"Synageles ludibundus"
"Synageles confusus""Synageles venator" is a species of ant-like
jumping spider . It occurs in thePalearctic region andCanada , and is also found in North Africa. InCentral Europe it is the most common ant-like jumping spiderBellmann 1997: 238] .Description
Female are about four millimeters long, males slightly smaller. They are similar to the jumping spider "
Leptorchestes berolinensis ", but feature a white line on the back ouf their heads.Effect of mimicry
These spiders are virtually indistinguishable from ants, even for humans looking at them rather closely. They move rapidly like an ant, and even raise their second pair of legs like an ant's antennae. Hand-raised tits that had never come in contact with ants ate spiders of this species readily. However, after their first encounters with real ants, and the nauseating effect of their
formic acid , they refrained from eating "S. venator".Footnotes
References
* (1997): Kosmos-Atlas Spinnentiere Europas. "Kosmos". ISBN 3440107469
External links
* Salticidae.org: [http://salticidae.org/salticid/diagnost/synagele/venator.htm Diagnostic drawings]
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