The tropical Australian crab spider Amyciaea albomaculata mimics its prey, the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The tropical Australian crab spider Amyciaea albomaculata mimics its prey, the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The tropical Australian crab spider Amyciaea albomaculata mimics its prey, the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
This assassin bug nymph (Reduviidae: Emesinae) hunts spiders in their webs.

Armenia, Belize
Amyciaea albomaculata is a crab spider that mimics Oecophylla smaragdina in order to approach and prey on the ants.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Amyciaea albomaculata

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Amyciaea albomaculata

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Amyciaea albomaculata

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
Amyciaea albomaculata is a crab spider that mimics Oecophylla smaragdina in order to approach and prey on the ants.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The tropical Australian crab spider Amyciaea albomaculata mimics its prey, the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The tropical Australian crab spider Amyciaea albomaculata mimics its prey, the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
The tropical Australian crab spider Amyciaea albomaculata mimics its prey, the green tree ant Oecophylla smaragdina.

Cape Tribulation, Queensland, Australia
See photo in original gallery.
all images and text © Alex Wild 2001-2013