Amyciaea albomaculata (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1874) is a animal in the Thomisidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Amyciaea albomaculata (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1874)

Amyciaea albomaculata (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1874)

Amyciaea albomaculata is an Australian ant-mimicking crab spider that mimics and hunts green tree ants, with characteristic abdominal markings.

Family
Genus
Amyciaea
Order
Araneae
Class
Arachnida

About Amyciaea albomaculata (O.Pickard-Cambridge, 1874)

Amyciaea albomaculata is an ant-mimicking crab spider species that belongs to the Thomisidae family, and it is found in Australia. This species is known to mimic the green tree ant, and it hunts green tree ants during dusk and night. The upper side of its abdomen has distinct white spots that form two longitudinal lines. Two large, round black spots are present on the hind section of the dorsal abdomen.

Photo: (c) Robert Whyte, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Arachnida Araneae Thomisidae Amyciaea

More from Thomisidae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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