Green tree ant jumping spider (Cosmophasis bitaeniata) on a fence post, Townsville, QLD, Australia October 2017

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My daughter spotted this spider while we were riding back from school. It is a very active species that feeds on the larvae of green tree ants, taking them from the mandibles of mature ants. Apparently they use pheremones to trick the ants. This particular spider was on a fence railing sizing up ants as they walked past. I assume it had fallen from the tree lying overhead

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Size: 3216px × 2136px
Location: Townsville, Queensland, Australia
Photo credit: © P&F Photography / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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