Myrmarachne formicaria
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| Myrmarachne formicaria | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Myrmarachne |
| Species: | M. formicaria
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmarachne formicaria | |
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Aranea joblotii | |
Myrmarachne formicaria is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae).[1] It mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in the genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.
Name
The species name formicaria means "ant-like" in Latin.[citation needed]
Distribution
M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States.[1] It has been found in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada as of 2015.[citation needed] The population is spreading and has reached at least as far as Stratford, Ontario as of May 2016, and Western NY as of 2016.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c d "Taxon details Myrmarachne formicaria (De Geer, 1778)", World Spider Catalog, Natural History Museum Bern, retrieved 2017-04-03
External links
- Picture of M. formicaria (Scroll down)
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