Synemosyna (Salticidae) is an ant mimic.

Clinton Lake State Recreation Area, Illinois, USA
Hibana gracilis

Urbana, Illinois, USA
An Australian spider protects her egg sac from an overzealous photographer.

Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia
Morning sun catches an orb web in the sand scrub of central Florida.

Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA
A Camponotus ant falls prey to a Hemicloea flat bark spider in the Australian mallee.

Poochera, South Australia
Predatory Euryopis spiders snatch foraging harvester ants (Messor pergandei) and drag them up grass blades to feed. 

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
This immature widow spider (Latrodectus hesperus)  has built her web across a harvester ant nest entrance where she can easily catch incoming and outgoing worker ants.

Hallelujah Junction, California, USA
Predatory Euryopis spiders snatch foraging harvester ants and drag them up grass blades to feed.   Here, a spider consumes a worker Messor pergandei.

Mojave National Preserve, California, USA
A Camponotus ant falls prey to a Hemicloea flat bark spider in the Australian mallee.

Poochera, South Australia
A Camponotus ant falls prey to a Hemicloea flat bark spider in the Australian mallee.

Poochera, South Australia
A Camponotus ant falls prey to a Hemicloea flat bark spider in the Australian mallee.

Poochera, South Australia
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