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This spider pretends to be an ant, but not well enough to avoid being eaten

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Phys.org

Tiny splendid peacock spiders have the fastest known jump among their kin

Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape ...
The New York Times

This Spider Is Imperfect, and That May Be the Secret of Its Survival

A colorful jumping spider mimics multiple species of ants, and its repertoire of impressions seems to help it scare off one of its fiercest predators. By Sam Jones Siler collingwoodi is a spider that ...

Meet The Spider That Hunts Without Seeing Its Prey — And Still Knows Exactly Where To Go

Even though its brain is smaller than a grain of rice, this spider plans ahead, adapts mid-hunt and outsmarts prey larger ...
The Conversation

Tiny splendid peacock spiders have the fastest known jump among their kin – new study

Ajay Narendra receives funding from Australian Research Council. Jumping spiders – one of the largest spider families – get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate ...