Ant-Mimicking Archives - Singapore Geographic https://www.singaporegeographic.com/tag/ant-mimicking Singapore Biodiversity, List of Wild Animals, Insect, Nature Article that has been recorded in Singapore. Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:07:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.1 135464637 Ant-mimicking Crab Spiders – Amyciaea sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/ant-mimicking-crab-spiders-amyciaea-sp?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ant-mimicking-crab-spiders-amyciaea-sp https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/ant-mimicking-crab-spiders-amyciaea-sp#respond Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:07:43 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=9129 Ant-mimicking crab spiders are masters of myrmecomorphy (ant mimicry), evolving to look and behave like ants for both protection and hunting. Unlike many other ant-mimics that use their disguise defensively to avoid predators, these crab spiders are often aggressive mimics that specialise in preying on the very ants they imitate Amyciaea: Found in Asia and Australia, these spiders mimic Weaver Ants (Oecophylla). They […]

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]]> Ant-mimicking crab spiders are masters of myrmecomorphy (ant mimicry), evolving to look and behave like ants for both protection and hunting. Unlike many other ant-mimics that use their disguise defensively to avoid predators, these crab spiders are often aggressive mimics that specialise in preying on the very ants they imitate

Amyciaea: Found in Asia and Australia, these spiders mimic Weaver Ants (Oecophylla). They have two dark eyespots on their abdomen that look like an ant’s head when viewed from behind.

Location: Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve – October 2022

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]]> https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/ant-mimicking-crab-spiders-amyciaea-sp/feed 0 9129 Corinnomma severum – Ant-like sac spiders https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/corinnomma-severum-ant-like-sac-spiders?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=corinnomma-severum-ant-like-sac-spiders https://www.singaporegeographic.com/spider/corinnomma-severum-ant-like-sac-spiders#respond Tue, 10 Nov 2020 00:23:28 +0000 https://www.singaporegeographic.com/?p=1661 Corinnomma is a genus of African and Asian corinnid sac spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1880. Wikipedia Scientific name: Corinnomma severum Spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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]]> Corinnomma is a genus of African and Asian corinnid sac spiders first described by Ferdinand Karsch in 1880. Wikipedia

Scientific name: Corinnomma severum

Spotted at Sungei Buloh Wetland Reserve

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