- Ant
mimicry or
myrmecomorphy is
mimicry of ants by
other organisms; it has
evolved over 70 times. Ants are
abundant all over the world, and
potential predators...
- and
named in
honor of the
American singer-songwriter
Taylor Swift.
Myrmecomorphic (ant-mimic)
spiders less than 1 cm (6-8 mm) long,
mostly reddish-brown...
- that the
myrmecomorphic appearance of
spiders such as P.
festivus has a
deterrent effect,
especially on birds. In addition, its
myrmecomorphic appearance...
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somewhat unusual in
having highly reduced wings and
appearing ant-like or
myrmecomorphic.
Males and
females differ in
their foreleg morphology,
although such...
- "Complex
display behaviour during the
intraspecific interactions of
myrmecomorphic jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae)".
Journal of
Natural History....
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known about the life
history of the
species and
although the
males are
myrmecomorphic, the
benefit of this ant-mimicry
being limited to the male is not clearly...
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facultative or
obligate myrmecophiles, most do not
appear like ants (i.e.
myrmecomorphic) and
unlike in the case of
myrmecophilous larval Lycaenidae,
there appears...
- on 2014-10-20. Gnezdilov,
Vladimir M. (2019). "A new
species of the
myrmecomorphic planthopper genus Formiscurra (Fulgoroidea: Caliscelidae) from Ethiopia"...
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mimicry a
result of
selection by a
suite of predators? A case
study using myrmecomorphic spiders". The
American Naturalist. 178 (1): 124–34. doi:10.1086/660287...
