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Peckhamia picata

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Species of spider

Peckhamia picata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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. It specifically mimics the species Camponotus nearcticus, and does not elicit aggressive behavior from said ants.

(Post on Bugguide featuring a Peckhamia Picata specimen)

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. "Peckhamia picata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  5. 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.

Further reading

Taxon identifiers
Peckhamia picata


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