Cosmophasis bitaeniata
Green Ant Mimic Spider
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Arachnida
Order
Araneae
Family
Salticidae
Genus
Cosmophasis
Species
Cosmophasis bitaeniata
Colours
Distinguishing features
Females tend to have much fatter abdomens.
Size
- Up to 1 cm (Body length) - applies to Females
- Up to 0.9 cm (Body length) - applies to Males
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Distribution and habitat preferences
They are usually found on the leaves and bark of trees where its camouflage colours are useful and where they are near to their prey species.
Diet
They are associates of the Green Tree Ant, Oecophylla smaragdina. Experiments with captive spiders confirmed that they prey on the ant larvae by removing them from the mandibles of minor workers.
