_MG_0152 peacock spider Maratus harrisi

Male of the newly described Maratus harrisi displaying to a female. If you want to see the scientific description for this species you can download it here

peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_96.1.pdf

 

If you want to see a related species in action, I have produced three videos

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GgAbyYDFeg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ppP03ERHbUI

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVDolRfgseY

 

For an article about this species' discovery go to my Maratus harrisi set description or read a front page article in the Canberra Times

www.canberratimes.com.au/environment/how-amateurs-discove...

 

 

 

For equally interesting species of peacock spiders check out my collection "peacock spiders"

www.flickr.com/photos/59431731@N05/collections/7215762742...

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