Synemosyna formica
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| Synemosyna formica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Chelicerata |
| Class: | Arachnida |
| Order: | Araneae |
| Infraorder: | Araneomorphae |
| Family: | Salticidae |
| Genus: | Synemosyna |
| Species: | S. formica |
| Binomial name | |
| Synemosyna formica Hentz, 1846[1] | |
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Synemosyna formica is a species of ant-mimicking jumping spider.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in the eastern United States and parts of Canada.[5] The first pair of legs are elevated to imitate ant antennae, unlike other ant mimics such as the genus Synageles which use their second pair of legs.[6]
Drawing of female by CL Koch (1846)
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