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All three newly-described Maratus species are found in the southwestern corner of Australia. Eagle peacock spider. A newly-described male eagle peacock spider, Maratus aquilus, busts a move.
Maratus volpei Nick Volpe. Schubert believes there are many more species of peacock spider to be found: "I don't think we are anywhere near done yet, considering how many species have only ...
The newly identified Maratus nemo is no bigger than the size of a long grain of rice -- which is a shame considering it's one of the most vibrantly colored spider species on Earth (hence, "peacock ...
Peacock spiders are tiny members of the jumping spider family, Salticidae. These distinctive spiders are all classified into one genus, Maratus, with 67 total named species and subspecies -- more ...
New species of peacock spider are discovered every year; the tally is now 113.One newly discovered species, Maratus yanchep, is only known to exist in a small area of coastal dunes near Yanchep ...
Another species, Maratus volpei, was discovered in South Australia and Maratus inaquosus was identified in Victoria. HUGE CREEPY HUNTSMAN SPIDER SENDS SHIVERS AROUND FACEBOOK ...
Meet Maratus sapphirus, a new species of spider in Australia By Han Nguyen Updated September 14, 2017 — 8.59am first published September 13, 2017 — 3.02pm ...
He returned with three Maratus elephans spiders -- two males and a female. Aside from its elephant-faced pattern, the spider stands out from the rest of the Maratus genus due to the male's unusual ...
The Maratus personatus is a newly discovered spider within the peacock spider species and is officially the most adorable spider in existence (typing “officially” makes it official, I think ...
Two gorgeous new species of peacock spiders nicknamed "Skeletorus" and"Sparklemuffin" have been discovered in Australia, according to a new report. Peacock spiders are so-named because of their ...
Each species of peacock spider, all of which belong to the genus Maratus, uses its own signature display and dance moves to court potential mates.The video below shows both the male and female ...
These jumping spiders were discovered as a new species in 2015. Females are a dull brownish gray but — like their namesake, ... (Maratus calcitrans) and fingers peacock spiders (Maratus digitatus).