Frog-mimic spider

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Post by zzffnn »

Very nice photos and interesting story, Lou. Thank you for sharing.

That misdirection theory makes sense to me.

When I saw your title and photos the first time, I did say to myself "there is probably no evolutionary advantage for a spider to mimic a frog". But I did not post that thought, as I don't / didn't study frogs or amphibians that much.

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Yes, that bothered me too. But the resemblance was unmistakable and it definitely was not imitating bird poop like its relatives.

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What an interesting spider. I bet you were glad you had the 60mm macro with you!
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That was a fascinating spider. Hope to see it again.

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A really fascinating species and nice pics. Well done, Lou!

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Thank you very much Macrero.

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