is this an ant mimic spider ?

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Antloverhuman
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is this an ant mimic spider ?

Post: # 78772Post Antloverhuman
Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:30 am

it was just walking around in my balcony. it would run for some distance and then stop, run and stop and so on. it was running in a circular motion. it would put it's front two legs up as if it was antenna of an ant. I don't know this spooder might just be injured.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/jmrjGwYZFRVtG1QD9

if any of you guys have seen this boi or have it as pet you can tell me hou to keep it. it would be fun to keep an ant mimic
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

SYUTEO
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Re: is this an ant mimic spider ?

Post: # 78773Post SYUTEO
Tue Jun 22, 2021 4:28 am

No, that's a Lynx spider (Oxyopidae)

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Re: is this an ant mimic spider ?

Post: # 78775Post Antloverhuman
Tue Jun 22, 2021 7:14 am

oh ok but why does it have it's front legs up?
Ants I have-
camponotus compressus colony- the shadow warriors.
Pls just let me have a tetramorium colony

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Re: is this an ant mimic spider ?

Post: # 78800Post SYUTEO
Tue Jun 22, 2021 10:09 pm

Lynx spiders are ambush predators and they have their legs held up is probably because they had to catch their prey as fast as they can to prevent it from fleeing away.

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