Ant mimicking spider

[Prajwal J Ullal]

Its been close to 11 years since my last encounter with this amazingly mimicking spider. This time it was at Mangalore, while I was casually talking to one of my friend when I spotted an ant falling off to a leaf, but on close observation I was stunned to realize that it was an Ant mimicking spider (dont know the exact id). I asked my friend to keep a look on it and immediately got my cam and took this snap, just before it vanished into the bushes.

EXIF:

Canon EOS 550D
Canon 55-250 IS
F/5.6
1/160sec
ISO-400
-2 comp exp

Location, Chembugudde, Thokkottu, Mangalore

[Abhishek Jamalabad]

Myrmarachne sps. This species mimics weaver ants. Nice find.

TFS

[Mrudul Godbole]

Nice to see this species. Good details. Thanks for sharing.