Ant mimicry in the spider Myrmecotypus iguazu (Araneae: Corinnidae), with notes about myrmecomorphy in spiders
We describe the mimetic relationship between the ant-like spider Myrmecotypus iguazu Rubio & Arbino 2009 (Araneae: Corinnidae) and the carpenter ant Camponotus sericeiventris Gue´rin (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), studied in a subtropical rainforest in Iguazu´ National Park, Argentina. The morpholog...
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| Tipo de documento: | artigo |
| Estado: | Versão publicada |
| Data de publicação: | 2013 |
| País: | Argentina |
| Recursos: | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| Repositório: | CONICET Digital (CONICET) |
| Idioma: | inglês |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/8913 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/11336/8913 |
| Access Level: | Acceso aberto |
| Palavra-chave: | Ant-Like Spider Batesian Mimics Behavior Mimetic Relationship Paranaense Rainforest https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6 https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1 |
| Resumo: | We describe the mimetic relationship between the ant-like spider Myrmecotypus iguazu Rubio & Arbino 2009 (Araneae: Corinnidae) and the carpenter ant Camponotus sericeiventris Gue´rin (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), studied in a subtropical rainforest in Iguazu´ National Park, Argentina. The morphological adaptations, aspects of coloration, and behavior responsible for the ant-like appearance in M. iguazu (the mimic) provide strong evidence that its model is C. sericeiventris. Both field observations and field and laboratory experiments suggest that this spider is a Batesian mimic. |
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