Myrmarachne formicaria is a species of jumping spider (family Salticidae). It mimics an ant. It is one of the few species in the genus Myrmarachne that is found outside the tropics.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Myrmarachne formicaria being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Leptorchestes berolinensis
- Sarinda hentzi
- Myrmarachne elongata
- Synageles venator
- Synageles noxiosus
- Synageles dalmaticus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Arthropoda
- Class
- Arachnida
- Order
- Araneae
- Family
- Salticidae
- Genus
- Myrmarachne
- Species
- Myrmarachne formicaria
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