To avoid getting eaten, spiders walk like ants: Study

Some jumping spiders mimic ants walking stance to avoid being eaten by insect predators, according to a Cornell University research. Ants are well-armed with bites and acidic stings so predators prefer spiders over ants, researchers said. Spiders use this to their advantage by raising their forelegs to mimic ant antennae, and take winding trajectories to fool their predators, they added.