tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post5308697170790153566..comments2023-10-23T17:28:57.604-04:00Comments on The Other 95%: Ant? Spider? You Decide!Kevin Zelniohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-21113701525934600612008-09-18T07:55:00.000-04:002008-09-18T07:55:00.000-04:00Interesting Ayub. Make sure you let me know when y...Interesting Ayub. Make sure you let me know when you have pictures available please!Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-36503953325187993352008-09-18T04:21:00.000-04:002008-09-18T04:21:00.000-04:00Thanks for the 8 LEGGED miracle! But I think I fou...Thanks for the 8 LEGGED miracle! But I think I found something new here in INDIA - Mumbai (Bombay)! An ant species with 8 legs and two antennas! Well tha makes full five pairs of external limbs!! <BR/>Friends and me are still trying to figure it out the whereabouts and habits of this species. Pictures are in the pipeline soon...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-70616363221061586942007-09-26T07:42:00.000-04:002007-09-26T07:42:00.000-04:00I've seen ant-mimicking salticids up in North Quee...I've seen ant-mimicking salticids up in North Queensland, where they're pretty common.<BR/><BR/>They're very good mimics but you notice them first because there's something <EM>not quite right</EM>.<BR/> <BR/>Getting close enough to suss out what's odd can be a trial though --- green tree ants are feisty little devils.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-77187671886556391432007-09-24T12:19:00.000-04:002007-09-24T12:19:00.000-04:00Dearest Kev, you are so jealous of these ants are...Dearest Kev, you are so jealous of these ants aren't you. They have babies too though, ya know.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11306493373505408904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-38411588818978854182007-09-24T06:51:00.000-04:002007-09-24T06:51:00.000-04:00Sorry, Aydin, Kevin, but you're both wrong. There'...Sorry, Aydin, Kevin, but you're both wrong. There's no 'eco-' in 'myrmecomorph', there's a 'myrmeco-', the connecting form of 'myrmex', Greek for an ant. Take a look also at 'myrmecophage', an animal that eats ants.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-29968296816972289072007-09-22T20:26:00.000-04:002007-09-22T20:26:00.000-04:00Christopher, The constriction is amazing. It also ...Christopher, The constriction is amazing. It also took me a while to look for the eyes. Its unbelievable stuff. Jumping spiders are supposed to have image forming eyes by the way.<BR/><BR/>Aydin, I was a bit confused about the eco part. This would make sense. I thought that eco was a derivative from oiko meaning home. But it doesn't fit well with the other two words myrm and morph. So ant-repeating-shape make a lot more sense! I changed it in the text. Thanks!Kevin Zelniohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14192385384151149566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-89949362009271202232007-09-22T20:16:00.000-04:002007-09-22T20:16:00.000-04:00Ah, I missed the 8 legs of Myrmarachne. I thought ...Ah, I missed the 8 legs of <I>Myrmarachne</I>. I thought those were antennas.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, the <I>eco</I> in Myrmecomorphic probably comes from <I>echo</I>, meaning to repeat.AYDIN ÖRSTANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09891160904748206385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4516432143173419194.post-42875121276261893402007-09-20T23:13:00.000-04:002007-09-20T23:13:00.000-04:00The picture of Myrmarachne definitely wowed us her...The picture of <I>Myrmarachne</I> definitely wowed us here at work. I'm especially impressed by the fake constriction in the prosoma to make it look like it has a separate thorax. And when you realise that the eyes are all hidden in the front, and the big "eyes" that you can see are actually eyespots...<BR/><BR/>Things like this are why I'm a biologist.Christopher Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11075565866351612441noreply@blogger.com