Which spiders eat ants?

[Lucidd]

Hi,
I've heard that some spiders specialize in eating ants, does anyone know what types they are?

 

[klawfran3]

Hi,
I've heard that some spiders specialize in eating ants, does anyone know what types they are?

Doesn't the ant mimic spider eat ants? I heard it does but I may be wrong.

 

[Lucidd]

Doesn't the ant mimic spider eat ants? I heard it does but I may be wrong.

I don't know, there are many types of ant mimics. I had a few and they ate other insects. I didn't try to feed them ants because I was never sure if all ant mimics eat ants or only some types.

 

[Micrathena]

I would guess that any spider the right size to would eat an ant, but that's just a guess. I've never tried.

 

[Hanska]

Once when I was younger I threw Formica rufa on the net of the largest Araneus diadematusI've ever seen and she had a feast.

 

[kp513]

As far as I know, many ant mimics and jumpers eat the larvae and pupae. Zodarion rubidum is a mimic that eats adult ants. Zodaraiidae in general are a family of behavioral ant mimics that prey on the adults.

 

[jecraque]

Pretty sure some Latrodectus (and maybe other Theridiids?) will happily take ants.

Wolf spiders in general won't eat them, in my experience. I'm sure it's a much more dangerous meal for ground-hunting generalists than other insects, and not hardly worth the risk from formic acid and pretty powerful jaws.

 

[Lucidd]

Thanks for the info, I have a lot of ants in the house and was wondering if I could find any spiders I'd be able to feed them to. I have definitely noticed more ant mimicking spiders in this area.

 

[Mindibun]

Daddy long legs and widows/false widows eat them. I have tons of both around my house as well as ant problem. I occasionally find a false widow in one of my enclosures but I leave them there if they are small and on the opposite side of the enclosure bc I get ants going after the Ts water and the widows put an end to them. When they get big enough to be a danger to my T I put them elsewhere.

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[aaarg]

Apparently crab spiders will eat ants on occasion. Saw a Xysticus eating an ant tonight, and a few weeks ago I caught a Tmarus hauling away a queen ant that a male was still attempting to mate with. Good luck, buddy!

 

[Nephila Edulis]

Yes some species of spiders eat ants, depends on the ant and spider. For example- a web builder would happily munch on a small Queen alate such as a pheidole alate that flies straight into the web. However, a myrmecia ant would make a meal out of even quite large wolf spiders and small huntsman spiders

 

[Biollantefan54]

Oecobius kind of specialize in eating them, I have observed Platnickina and crab spiders eating them as well