Cosmophasis bitaeniata

Cosmophasis bitaeniata is a species of jumping spider found in Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Micronesia, and Fiji.^[2] The common name is green ant hunter as it preys on the larvae of green tree ants (Oecophylla smaragdina).^[3]

Cosmophasis bitaeniata
Cairns, Queensland
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Salticidae
Subfamily:	Salticinae
Genus:	Cosmophasis
Species:	C. bitaeniata
Binomial name
Cosmophasis bitaeniata (Keyserling, 1882)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Sobara bitaeniata Keyserling, 1882 Selaophora rubra Keyserling, 1882 Cosmophasis rubra (Keyserling, 1882)

Description

Cosmophasis bitaeniata have a reflective metallic-like sheen of yellow-gold on most of their body and legs, the colour of which varies with the ambient light. Narrow stripes of silver outlined with black are on the carapace and abdomen. The female and male look very much alike and have a body length of 6 mm (0.24 in), with the male being slightly smaller and narrower in the abdomen.^[3]

Gallery

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  Green ant hunter, north Queensland
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  View from above
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  Face on, Philippines