Unusual Peacock Spider
Male, dorsal
Unusual Peacock Spider
Male, Eye Arrangement
| Unusual Peacock Spider Male, dorsal | | Unusual Peacock Spider Male, Eye Arrangement | | ||
 | Class: | Animals (Animalia) - Jointed Legs (Arthropoda) - Spiders, Scorpions, Mites & Ticks (Arachnida) | |||
| Order: | Spiders (Araneae) | ||||
| Family: | Jumping Spider (Salticidae) iNaturalist Observation | ||||
| Species: | Unusual Peacock Spider (Maratus anomalus) | ||||
| This Photo: | Male, profile | ||||
Thank you Suzanne and Jim for confirming the id of this species for us General Species Information: Found on Ellura (in the Murray Mallee, SA) and elsewhere Our 1st Peacock spider Didn't even see the blue until we had a camera on it. This is an important record as they have only been known from the Eastern States, so a range extension. ~3.5mm long Black anterior stripe on 3rd row legs, which are covered in white hair lower down. Blue upper abdomen, with white anterior horizontal strip AND red/orange horizontal posterior stripe. Black cephalothorax, with white rear stripes, red/orange anterior edge stripes around the eyes, and white & red/orange dappled hair cut. Long spinnerets | |||||
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