At first glance this spider looks very similar to an ant. Jumping spiders of the genus Myrmarachne may imitate ants in both appearance and behavior. By mimicking an ant the spider might better avoid predators like spider wasps. Some ant mimic spiders may even prey on ants or the homopteran bugs they tend. Ants have three body segments while spiders have just two. Note how this spider's forward body segment has been adapted to give the overall body an appearance of three segments. Spiders like this also sometimes wave their front pair of legs giving the appearance of antenna. The spider's huge forward-facing eyes are a dead giveaway that it is a jumping spider. Jumping spiders (family Salticidae) have remarkable binocular vision which they use to locate, stalk and ambush prey. Though they are "jumping" spiders these spiders may only rarely engage in such non ant-like behavior. Ant-mimic jumping spiders are nevertheless very active and it was pure luck that I encountered this spider as it rested while feeding. In the past six years I have only encountered this type of spider a handful of time in the forests where I walk. This spider was encountered and filmed at an altitude of roughly 300 feet above sea-level within the confines of a Shinto (native religion of Japan) shrine on the outskirts of Shizuoka city. This area is within Shizuoka prefecture and relatively close to Mt. Fuji. The spider was filmed in late April. The link below is to another video I made featuring a different species of Japan ant mimic jumping spider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0fu4rkZ-Zi0 ---- Welcome to the the Real Japan Monsters blog. Bringing you high definition videos and photographs of some of Japan's most fascinating wildlife. Find us on YouTube at the following URL: http://www.youtube.com/user/RealJapanMonsters Please visit our blog at the following URL: http://realjapanmonsters.wordpress.com Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/rjmonsters Interested in talking with others about Japan? Please visit our forum at: http://softypapa.net

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INFO BELOW: The most relaxing song of all time. "It slows your breathing and reduces brain activity to such an extent that Weightless, written by Manchester band Marconi Union, is said to be the 'most relaxing song ever'. The eight-minute track is so effective at inducing sleep, motorists have now been warned they should not listen to it whilst driving. The band worked with sound therapists to get advice on how to make the most effective use of harmonies, rhythms and bass lines. The result on listeners is a slowing of the heart rate, reduced blood pressure and lower levels of the stress hormone cortisol." (Daily Mail, David Gerges) Marconi Union are a British musical trio Richard Talbot, Jamie Crossley and Duncan Meadows, with strong links to the Manchester based DOTCA arts collective. Their music incorporates elements of electronica, ambient, jazz and dub. MORE INFO IN THE LINK: http://bit.ly/rpZgkS (dailymail article) a better video for cry babies original video here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dJCLaoBZvM

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