The family Zodariidae, commonly known as ant spiders, belongs to the order Araneae (true spiders). This family includes over 1,000 described species distributed mainly in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide. Zodariids are best known for their specialized mimicry of ants, both in appearance and behavior, which provides them protection from predators and allows them to hunt ants effectively. They are small to medium-sized ground-dwelling spiders, often nocturnal, and many are active hunters rather than web-builders. Their ecological role as ant specialists highlights their evolutionary adaptations and contributes to the balance of arthropod communities.