some videos of my Myrmarachne formicaria

[ratsinafleshsuit]

I just adore this lil weirdo

After showing a neighbor and being asked "how did you even spot it" I thought about it and asked, "Have you ever had an ant look at you?"

 

[ratsinafleshsuit]

Oh and they like to sometimes sleep in "family guy death pose" (they are 100% fine. I haven't spotted them doing this in a while, either, so at least I got one photo of it)

 

[goofyGoober99]

Was just talking about how cool these are! Would he incredible to find one in the wild but it doesn't seem like there are any within a couple thousand km of us. Might be time to plan a trip to the east coast...
That sleeping pose is hilarious

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

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[ratsinafleshsuit]

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weird. it seems to work for me?

 

[Ultum4Spiderz]

weird. it seems to work for me?

Maybe it’s not compatible with iPhone? Weird most peoples videos here don’t work on my phone.

 

[Tbone192]

Yes!!! Ant mimics are awesome, such crazy adaptations to remain undetected.

 

[ratsinafleshsuit]

Was just talking about how cool these are! Would he incredible to find one in the wild but it doesn't seem like there are any within a couple thousand km of us. Might be time to plan a trip to the east coast...
That sleeping pose is hilarious

I keep hoping that I'll find another (hopefully female) because I'd really like to know what the slings look like (and because it's a little amusing to me to have a "not-ant" "colony" - I wouldn't actually keep them together longer than is okay)