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Zodarion rubidum

Wikipedia Abstract

Zodarion rubidum is a spider species of the Zodariidae family. Like most Zodariidae, Z. rubidum is an ant-eating spider. It resembles ants structurally and behaviorally. Z. rubidum specifically mimics red ants, such as Myrmica sabuleti. It often feeds on Tetramorium caespitum or Lasius platythorax. Z. rubidum is up to 5mm in size. Like many other zodariid spiders, it moves across open ground in the evening and at night.
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Prey / Diet

Lasius platythorax[1]
Tetramorium caespitum (pavement ant)[1]

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Citations

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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