The ant-mimicking spider known as Myrmarachne colombiana was found preserved in copal resin in Colombia.
Researchers have uncovered an interesting act of disguise spiders perform to evade predators. They discovered a rare fossilized specimen of a spider that imitates ants.
“Ants are particularly good creatures for spiders to pretend to be – many animals find ants distasteful or dangerous to eat,” Poinar The fossil resin it was discovered in, Copal, is actually a less mature fossilized resin in contrast to amber dating back to roughly 25 million years ago. However, the copal might be three million years old, the statement by the University of Oregon State University noted.
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