A Predator's Perspective of the Accuracy of Ant Mimicry in Spiders

Among spiders, resemblance of ants (myrmecomorphy) usually involves the Batesian mimicry, in which the spider coopts the morphological and behavioural characteristics of ants to deceive ant-averse predators. Nevertheless, the degree of resemblance between mimics and ants varies considerably. I used...

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Published in:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Main Author: Ximena J. Nelson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/168549