This tiny and beautiful spider is a member of family Zodariidae. Many members of this family hunt and even live together with ants, mimicking their behavior and sometimes even their chemical traits. Amazing.

Sure enough, this tiny hunter appeared in my porch just as I was digging a bed nearby which had produced lots of frantic ant activity.

Genus Storena.

4 mm length

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