Peckhamia picata

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Peckhamia picata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Chelicerata
Class: Arachnida
Order: Araneae
Infraorder: Araneomorphae
Family: Salticidae
Subfamily: Salticinae
Genus: Peckhamia
Species:
P. picata
Binomial name
Peckhamia picata
(Hentz, 1846)

Peckhamia picata, the antmimic jumper, is a species of jumping spider in the family Salticidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] [4] It specifically mimics the species Camponotus nearcticus , and does not elicit aggressive behavior from said ants. [5]

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References

  1. "Peckhamia picata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Peckhamia picata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. "Peckhamia picata". NMBE World Spider Catalog. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  4. Uma, Divya; Durkee, Caitlin; Herzner, Gudrun; Weiss, Martha (13 November 2013). "Double Deception: Ant-Mimicking Spiders Elude Both Visually- and Chemically-Oriented Predators". PLOS ONE. 8 (11): e79660. Bibcode:2013PLoSO...879660U. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0079660 . ISSN   1932-6203. PMC   3827452 . PMID   24236152.

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