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Peckhamia picata

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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.[1][2][3][4] It specifically mimics the species Camponotus nearcticus, and does not elicit aggressive behavior from said ants.[5]

(Post on Bugguide featuring a Peckhamia Picata specimen)

References

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  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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