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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Chelicerates (Chelicerata) » Arachnids (Arachnida) » Spiders (Araneae) » True Spiders (Araneomorphae) » Entelegynae » Jumping Spiders (Salticidae) » Peckhamia
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Ant mimic spider - Peckhamia
Copyright © 2016 kdclower

Ant mimic spider - Peckhamia
Dallas County, Texas, USA
November 16, 2016
Looks remarkably like a fire ant.

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Contributed by kdclower on 16 November, 2016 - 1:17pm
Last updated 11 December, 2019 - 7:39pm

Moved
Moved from Unidentified/Further Review—Ant-like Jumpers.
… Chad Heins, 11 December, 2019 - 7:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thanks for moving this, Chad.
Thanks for moving this, Chad. And thanks to Bothrops too. This spider took a while but I’m thankful he noticed its features.
… kdclower, 12 December, 2019 - 3:34am login or register to post comments

ID
I agree with Peckhamia
… Bothrops07, 11 December, 2019 - 12:34pm login or register to post comments

 
I think you are right. Upon c
I think you are right. Upon comparison they look a lot alike.
… kdclower, 11 December, 2019 - 1:23pm login or register to post comments

Moved here for now
Moved from Jumping Spiders.
… Chad Heins, 9 March, 2018 - 7:31am login or register to post comments

Moved for the experts
Moved from ID Request. Looks like one of the Peckhamia species.
… Chad Heins, 16 November, 2016 - 1:41pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you! I have lived in t
Thank you! I have lived in the same house for 29 years and never seen one of these that looked like this. In fact, this is only the second ant mimic I've ever seen. Are they uncommon?
… kdclower, 16 November, 2016 - 2:00pm login or register to post comments

 
Yes
I think they are easily overlooked.
… Chad Heins, 16 November, 2016 - 2:02pm login or register to post comments

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