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Male Peacock Jumping Spider on a leaf - Australia ; Shot shows the bright red coloured scales on the top of the spiders head that appear after the spider has a final moult just
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
Male Peacock Jumping Spider on a leaf - Australia ; Shot shows the bright red coloured scales on the top of the spiders head that appear after the spider has a final moult just before mating season. 2x large front facing eyes that show a purple colour.
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Peacock Jumping Spider (Maratus madelineae) from Western Australia.
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
Peacock Jumping Spider (Maratus madelineae) from Western Australia.
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a Maratus madelineae I found in Western Australia, this species was only named /described 1 month after I found it.
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
a Maratus madelineae I found in Western Australia, this species was only named /described 1 month after I found it.
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Portrait of male Peacock Spider - Australia ; Shot shows the bright red coloured scales on the top of the spiders head that appear after the spider
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
Portrait of male Peacock Spider - Australia ; Shot shows the bright red coloured scales on the top of the spiders head that appear after the spider has a final moult just before mating season. 2x large front facing eyes that show a purple colour.
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Male Peacock Spider showing his colorful abdomen - Australia ; A rear macro shot to show the amazingly patterned and coloured scales around the
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
© Adam Fletcher / Biosphoto
Male Peacock Spider showing his colorful abdomen - Australia ; A rear macro shot to show the amazingly patterned and coloured scales around the abdomen. The male of this species is coloured and patterned in this way to aid in mating to attract a female.Spider is only around 5mm in size.