Kingdom Animalia Subphylum Chelicerata Section Dionycha Scientific name Myrmarachne formicaria Higher classification Myrmarachne Order Spider | Subkingdom Eumetazoa Infraorder Araneomorphae Superfamily Salticoidea Phylum Arthropoda Rank Species | |
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Similar Myrmarachne, Jumping spider, Arachnid, Synageles, Synageles venator | ||
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Myrmarachne formicaria is a jumping spider that mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.
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Myrmarachne formicaria
Name
The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin.
Distribution
M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution, has been introduced to the United States, and has been found in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada as of 2015. The population is spreading and has reached at least as far as Stratford, Ontario as of May 2016. Western NY as of 2016.
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