The vast Namadgi National Park, where Stuart Harris first discovered the tiny Maratus harrisi. (Peter Meusberger)It would take 150 hours over two-and-a-half years to find another peacock spider.

New peacock spider Maratus harrisi named after ACT vineyard worker Stuart Harris. Credit: Jurgen Otto "I though it was an interesting photograph of an unusual spider, and hoped a spider expert ...

This is the Maratus harrisi species of peacock spider that is traditionally found in the Namadgi National Park in New South Wales. The ruler is shown for scale.

Maratus calcitrans. Credit: Dave Handscombe, Parks Victoria Five species have been discovered in the Grampians, one of which had never been observed in Victoria and one that had never been ...

This is the peacock spider Maratus volans. Jürgen Otto was the first to film this spider's mating dance, in Australia. The animal got him interested in filming other peacock spiders. The peacock ...