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There are several
different looking spiders that have this name. Ant Mimicking Spiders,
Myrmarachne species, in Australia, are members of the Jumping Spider
family
but in the US some are members of
Synemosyna formica
species and others belong to
Castianeira descripta -
the red spotted Ant Mimicking Spider. Most of the Ant Mimicking Spiders on this page
belong to the US Species.
Here's some photos sent in by
viewers.
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29 July, 2008:
Hi Glen,
How have you been lately? Here are two neat little arachnids I found recently. I think one is an Ant Mimicking Spider with some legs missing. The other, I guess, is a Crab Spider of some kind. I've seen this little brown/orange kind a lot lately. I have posted a lengthy video containing good footage of the Crab Spider here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APPbZMTrFRs. Feel free to use the pictures if you want.
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Reply: As per the posts lower on this page, that is a
Castianeira descripta ant-mimic
spider.
20 July, 2008:
Hi Glen,
I love your spider website!
I am a lifelong spider enthusiast and am usually good at tracking down what family a spider is in, however I was utterly flummoxed today when I saw this spider in the shower. It's body was about 1/4 inch. I live in central Arizona near Phoenix. Any ideas?
Thanks so much,
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29 June, 2008::
Hi Glen,
This little gizmo sped across my bedroom floor yesterday, so I captured it and tried to take some pictures. This was the most highly mobile spider I've ever encountered. It almost never stopped moving, and could climb my clear plastic container that no other spider has so far. It ran me ragged, trying to get a good picture of it. I took a handful and gave up, letting it go outside. You can use the pictures if you want.
--Damy
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Reply: As per the posts lower on this page, that is a
Castianeira descripta ant-mimic
spider. Nathan
13 July, 2006:
It was in the house at night. My son saw it crawling along the floor. We
live in Schertz, TX (near San Antonio). Thanks. attachment contains pics< G. Jackson
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13 July, 2006:
Hi, I found this spider in my sons bedroom. I have no clue what kind it is, and
cannot find it online. It's very small and very aggressive. Is it
dangerous?.
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Reply: This is another red spotted ant
mimicking spider, Castianeira descripta
5 May, 2006:
I found this nasty thing on my wall. I saw on your website
something similar but the on your website but is slightly
different. I’ve done a major web search but I’m just not
sure. We just moved here and I’m worried about my 5 yr. old
and little puppy. I’m hoping you can enlighten me in
identifying this. Thanks, Pamela
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Reply: It's not a redback.
Another Reply: The
red-striped spider sent in on May 5th is an red spotted ant
mimicking spider, Castianeira descripta
Brian
5 May, 2006:
I found 2 of these spiders in my home this week and I'm
concerned they are Australian redbacks. Please help identify if
you can.
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