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Antmimic spider - Castianeira longipalpa
Copyright © 2006 Aaron Goodwin

Antmimic spider - Castianeira longipalpa
Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma, USA
June 25, 2006
I'm not very good with the spiders, unfortunately.
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Contributed by Aaron Goodwin on 27 August, 2006 - 5:10pm
Last updated 2 October, 2006 - 4:58pm

Moved
Moved from Spiders.
… Jeff Hollenbeck, 1 October, 2006 - 2:05pm login or register to post comments

Zebra Spider
I don't know the common name or ID of this one (although it reminds me of a gnaphosid), but I think it should be called a Zebra Spider.
… Lynette Schimming, 27 August, 2006 - 5:29pm login or register to post comments

 
We have something similar
in Corinnidae, Ant mimic Spider - Castianeira longipalpa here
… john and jane balaban, 27 August, 2006 - 6:06pm login or register to post comments

 
does not look anything like
does not look anything like an ant to me.
… GypsumWolf, 27 August, 2006 - 6:54pm login or register to post comments

 
I think they get the name more for behavior than appearance.
I don't think they look extremely ant-like either, but the short, jerky steps they take combined with the waving of the front set of legs makes them look a little like ants.
… Aaron Goodwin, 27 August, 2006 - 9:49pm login or register to post comments

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