The jumping spider Siler collingwoodi has adopted a unique form of movement camouflage.
disguises itself by the way it moves. The bright blue and orange arachnid—a pea-size animal native to China and Japan—crawls like an ant, according to a new study.spiders copied the movements of multiple spikey, aggressive species of ants such as. The spiders walked at a similar pace, bobbed their abdomens like the ants did, and elevated their first pair of legs when they walked, imitating antennae.
When given a choice between the jumping spiders other spider species that do not use this strategy, spider-eating spiders. For these spiders, imitation may not be a form of flattery, but a way of surviving in the wild.
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