Ceci n’est pas une fourmi.

dailysciencething:

Meet the weaver ant.

Now meet Amyciaea albomaculata, the ant-mimic crab spider.

Or rather, meet its rear end, which looks an awful lot like its prey. Sometimes ants end up meeting this spider, too:

It doesn’t end well.

…for the ant.

[Please visit the source for more of Alex Wild’s fascinating photography, but as usual, don’t read the comments]

2 months ago on 2/22/2012
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