This spider is pretending to be a beetle
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Jumping spiders are known to imitate ants – and some of these clever mimics can be found in the UK. But this is the first time I’ve ever seen a beetle-mimic.
The species is Coccorchestes ferreus which is mostly found in New Guinea, and very rarely on mainland Australia.