neville park<p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/DailySpiderPic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailySpiderPic</span></a>: "Well, this is awkward…" An ant-mimic jumping spider (_Synageles_) crosses paths with a _Prenolepis imparis_ ant. Its disguise is meant to put off potential predators that won't mess with ants—but the ants themselves rely more on chemical cues and aren't fooled. I saw a couple of _Synageles_ on this planter and they both carefully avoided the ants.</p><p><a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/SpidersOfMastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpidersOfMastodon</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/JumpingSpiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JumpingSpiders</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/spiders" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>spiders</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/mimicry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>mimicry</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/myrmecomorphy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>myrmecomorphy</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Araneae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Araneae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Salticidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Salticidae</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/ants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ants</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Hymenoptera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Hymenoptera</span></a> <a href="https://flipping.rocks/tags/Formicidae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Formicidae</span></a></p>