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Myrmarachne formicaria
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Myrmarachne formicaria

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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Range & habitat

M. formicaria has a palearctic distribution and has been introduced to the United States. It was first recorded in the United States on 16 August 2001 in Trumbull County, Ohio. Since then, it has spread to Pennsylvania and New York.

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Where it lives

Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 135289.