Myrmarachne sp. ♂ (Selangor)

Jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne have a long pedicel ( waist ) and an elongated cephalothorax with a constriction dividing the higher cephalic region from the lower thoracic part, thus achieving an effective simulation of the three-part body (head-thorax-abdomen) of an ant. In some cases, the abdomen is also constricted. I found this jumper on mango tree just outside my in-laws house. Measures about 6mm.

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