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

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Don't like ads? Go ad-free with TradeBriefs Premium 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. Siler collingwoodi is a spider that jumps and wears a coat of vibrant and metallic blues, oranges and sometimes reds. It also does impressions, copying the movements of an assortment of ant species. The jumping spider doesn’t mimic ants for attention — rather, the opposite. Ants are aggressively territorial and are known in the insect world for their deadly jaws and their use of venom and other defensive strategies. Hundreds of spider species imitate ants to avoid being eaten by predators. Continued here

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