Myrmarachne exasperans is a species of jumping spider found in southeast Asia.[1] The species which was originally described in Java has also been recorded in Borneo, Palawan (Philippines) Vietnam and Bali, where the largest number of individuals have been recorded.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Subfamily: | Salticinae |
| Genus: | Myrmarachne |
| Species: | M. exasperans
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| Binomial name | |
| Myrmarachne exasperans (Peckham & Peckham, 1892)
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Mimicry
editWhile most species in the genus Myrmarachne mimic ants, M. exasperans is believed to mimic a species of ichneumonid wasp of the genus Goryphus (possibly Goryphus basilaris).[3] Myrmarachne exasperans mimics the ichneumonid wasp in both appearance and behaviour, flicking its front legs and abdomen up and down to mimic the movement of the wasps antennae and wings.[4]
Nest
editMyrmarachne exasperans nests can be found under medium and large leaves, particularly Heliconia, Ficus, Asplenium nidus and Hibiscus.[5] Unlike nests built by other species of Myrmarachne that comprise solely of silk, M. exasperans decorates the outer layer of its nest with detritus.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Myrmarachne_exasperans". World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 14 August 2017.
- ^ Hill, David E.; Otto, Jürgen C. (4 September 2015). "Exasperating taxonomy of the colourful ant-mimic Myrmarachne exasperans" (PDF). 131 (1): 5.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hurni-Cranston, Tiziano; Hill, David E. (27 December 2018). "Notes on the jumping spider Myrmarachne exasperans (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Myrmarachnini) in Bali, a possible mimic of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptini: Goryphus)" (PDF). 176 (1): 26.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hurni-Cranston, Tiziano; Hill, David E. (27 December 2018). "Notes on the jumping spider Myrmarachne exasperans (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Myrmarachnini) in Bali, a possible mimic of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptini: Goryphus)" (PDF). 176 (1): 26.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hurni-Cranston, Tiziano; Hill, David E. (27 December 2018). "Notes on the jumping spider Myrmarachne exasperans (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Myrmarachnini) in Bali, a possible mimic of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptini: Goryphus)" (PDF). 176 (1): 26.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Hurni-Cranston, Tiziano; Hill, David E. (27 December 2018). "Notes on the jumping spider Myrmarachne exasperans (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Myrmarachnini) in Bali, a possible mimic of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptini: Goryphus)" (PDF). 176 (1): 26.
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Further reading
edit- Proszynski, J. (1997). Salticidae: Diagnostic Drawings Library
- Hurni-Cranston, Tiziano; Hill, David E. (2018). Notes on the jumping spider Myrmarachne exasperans (Araneae: Salticidae: Astioida: Myrmarachnini) in Bali, a possible mimic of parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae: Cryptini: Goryphus)
- Hill, David E.; Otto, Jurgen (2015) Exasperating taxonomy of the colourful ant-mimic Myrmarachne exasperans
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