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Zodarion germanicum

Synonyms: Argus germanica; Enyo germanica; Lucia germanica (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Zodarion germanicum is a spider species of the Zodariidae family. Like most Zodariidae, Z. germanicum is an ant-eating spider. It resembles ants structurally and behaviorally. Z. germanicum specifically mimics large dark ants, such as Formica cinerea, F. truncorum, and Camponotus ligniperda. Z. germanicum is up to 5 mm in size. Adults occur in Germany from June to August. Unlike many other zodariid spiders, it is active during the day.
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Prey / Diet

Camponotus ligniperdus (Carpenter ant)[1]
Formica cinerea[1]
Formica truncorum[1]
Lasius platythorax[1]
Tetramorium caespitum (pavement ant)[1]

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Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1PREDATORY BEHAVIOR OF TWO EUROPEAN ANT-EATING SPIDERS (ARANEAE, ZODARIIDAE), Stano Pekár, 2004. The Journal of Arachnology 32:31–41
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0