"Predatory behavior"

#12503754

25 June 2025

A live Coccinellidae (ladybug) is attacked and restrained by a group of Asian weaver ants (Oecophylla smaragdina) in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 25, 2025.

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#12501960

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501961

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501962

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501963

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501964

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501965

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501966

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501967

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12501968

24 June 2025

A male Red Weaver-Ant Mimic Jumper (Myrmaplata plataleoides) is seen crawling on a leaf in a forest in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 24, 2025. This jumping spider species closely resembles the Asian weaver ant (Oecophylla smaragdina) in both appearance and behavior, mimicking the ant's movements as a form of deception.

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#12495289

22 June 2025

wasp-mimic jumping spider (Rhene flavicomans) hides beneath the leaves of a lime plant branch while hunting prey in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 22, 2025.

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#12495290

22 June 2025

wasp-mimic jumping spider (Rhene flavicomans) hides beneath the leaves of a lime plant branch while hunting prey in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 22, 2025.

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#12495291

22 June 2025

wasp-mimic jumping spider (Rhene flavicomans) hides beneath the leaves of a lime plant branch while hunting prey in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 22, 2025.

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#12495292

22 June 2025

wasp-mimic jumping spider (Rhene flavicomans) hides beneath the leaves of a lime plant branch while hunting prey in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 22, 2025.

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#12495293

22 June 2025

wasp-mimic jumping spider (Rhene flavicomans) hides beneath the leaves of a lime plant branch while hunting prey in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 22, 2025.

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#12495294

22 June 2025

wasp-mimic jumping spider (Rhene flavicomans) hides beneath the leaves of a lime plant branch while hunting prey in Tehatta, West Bengal, India, on June 22, 2025.

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