THE ANT-MIMICKING SPIDER
Myrmarachne
plataleoides enhances its disguise not only by holding up its front legs like insect antennae
but also by walking with the unhurried gait of a weaver ant surveying its own territory.
If disturbed, the spider scuttles off timidly to hide under a leaf. However,
when it feels really threatened (for example when someone tries to catch it), it jumps away,
trailing a safety line of silk as it leaps to escape
Only spiders produce silk safety line (or dragline) and this exposes the disguise to anyone
unsure whether the creature is a spider or an ant. All spiders produce silk for one purpose or
another, usually for spinning webs, making egg sacs, or wrapping prey.