OSU Paleobiologist George Poinar Jr. – whose research was published in the journal Historical Biology – explained some spiders masquerade as ants in order to appear as less desirable prey.

Scientists in Europe have identified a previously unknown species of fungus that turns cave spiders into ... way as the zombie ant fungus, seemingly manipulating its prey to move to a more ...

Prey-capture behavior of a non-mimic salticid and a mimicked Myrmarachne Furthermore ... The study revealed that accurate mimicry of ants by Myrmarachne spiders is a double-edged sword for Myrmarachne ...