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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 ...
Illustrated Male Peacock Spider. Maratus volans is a species in the jumping spider family (Salticidae), belonging to the genus Maratus (peacock spiders). These spiders are native to certain areas in Australia and occupy a wide distribution of habitats.
Peacock spiders use many different types of vibrations, including tremulation (rapid movement of their abdomen), percussion (drumming their legs on the ground), and stridulation (rubbing their ...
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.
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 ...
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]
Maratus anomalus or the unusual peacock spider, [2] is a species of peacock spider in the family Salticidae. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] M. anomalus was described by Karsch in 1878 in Queensland Australia and New South Wales .
Maratus speciosus, sometimes called the coastal peacock spider, [2] is an Australian species of jumping spider (family Salticidae). [1] They are only known to inhabit the vegetation of the coastal sand dunes of southwestern Western Australia.