A newly-discovered species of peacock spider has been named Maratus constellatus after the Van Gogh masterpiece, The Starry Night. The brightly-colored arachnid is one of seven new species of ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

The Maratus nemo, a newly discovered peacock spider named after the animated clownfish Nemo, is anything but an ordinary arachnid. Native only to the Australian continent, the Maratus nemo is no ...

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 ...

A newly described peacock spider is named for the elephant face on its abdomen -- and has an unusual way of dancing.

Maratus azureus, a newly discovered species of peacock spider from Western Australia Joseph Schubert Peacock spiders are hardly the kind of arachnid worthy of fear; these colorful, rice-sized ...

In the past nine years, experts have seen a large increase in the number of Maratus species, with many resulting from discoveries by citizen scientists, photographers or other members of the public.

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.

Measuring no bigger than 0.2 inches (2.5 centimeters), the sparklemuffin peacock spider is, arguably, one of the cutest spiders around. These jumping spiders were discovered as a new species in 2015.