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Maratus jactatus (colloquially named sparklemuffin) [2] is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family. Maratus jactatus are from the jumping spider group Salticidae. [3] The name jactatus is Latin for rocking - derived from their signature mating rituals.
Maratus species are small spiders, with a total body length mostly around 4–5 mm (0.2 in), sometimes smaller, with a high degree of sexual dimorphism.They are known as peacock spiders, based on the peacock-like display of the dorsal (upper) surface of the abdomen (opisthosoma) of the males, on which there is a "plate" or "fan" of usually brightly colored and highly iridescent scales and ...
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This species is easily identified by its prominent features as part of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). [1] They are 2–6 mm in length, and have a rectangular or ovate abdomen, relatively short legs, and fangs or chelicerae which have a single tooth facing forward (retromarginal) and two teeth facing backward (promarginal). [1]
Meet the peacock spider.. You can find these little creatures from the east coast of Australia. P eacock spiders come in over 45 different species. Each come in unique colors and shapes. They can ...
A TV positioned behind her head plays a spoof documentary-style video about the (very real) Sparklemuffin peacock spider. "Deep in the rain forest, amongst the dense foliage and hidden within the ...
Maratus sceletus (colloquially named skeletorus) [2] is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family. [1] Described in 2015, they have been collected only in Wondul Range National Park in southern Queensland.