Jumping spiders
Photographs of spiders in the family Salticidae, commonly known as jumping spiders.
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Male Myrmarachne ichneumon ant-mimic jumping spider
Ant-mimicking jumping spiders have physical and behavioural modifications to look like ants. Some ant mimics, like the Myrmarachne gain protection by living in close proximity to ants, while others mimic them to feed on them.
Photographed in iSimangaliso Wetland Park, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa, January 2019
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