Peckhamia picata explained

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.^[1]

(Post on Bugguide featuring a Peckhamia Picata specimen)

Further reading

• A genome-wide phylogeny of jumping spiders (Araneae, Salticidae), using anchored hybrid enrichment. 2017. Maddison . W. P.. Evans . S. C.. Hamilton . C. A.. Bond . J. E.. Lemmon . A. R.. Lemmon . E. M.. 4. ZooKeys. 695. 89–101. 10.3897/zookeys.695.13852. 5673835. 29134008. free. 2017ZooK..695...89M.

Notes and References

1. Uma . Divya . Durkee . Caitlin . Herzner . Gudrun . Weiss . Martha . Double Deception: Ant-Mimicking Spiders Elude Both Visually- and Chemically-Oriented Predators . PLOS ONE . 13 November 2013 . 8 . 11 . e79660 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0079660 . free . 24236152 . 2013PLoSO...879660U . en . 1932-6203. 3827452 .