Maratus - Wikipedia
They are known as peacock spiders, based on the peacock-like display of the dorsal (upper) surface of the abdomen (opisthosoma) of the males, on which there is a "plate" or "fan" of …
New "Blue Face" Peacock Spider Is Fancy Dancer - National …
2015年8月4日 · With its brilliant blue mask and flashy dance moves, a newly named species of peacock spider looks like it's ready for a night on the town. Naturalist David Knowles first …
Peacock Spider (Maratus): Facts, Identification & Pictures
2024年2月17日 · Peacock spiders are special creatures from Australia. They’re part of the jumping spider family. What’s super cool about them? The males have bright, colorful patterns …
How Peacock Spiders Get Their Bright Blue 'Butts' - National …
2016年8月9日 · Maratus splendens, a species of peacock spider found in Australia, is only three millimeters long. Scales filled with tiny nanostructures give male spiders the bling they need to...
Dance of the tiny peacock spider - Australian Geographic
Australia’s peacock spider species are the most attractive of the world’s more than 5000 species of jumping spider. At a tiny 4–6mm long, they stand out because of their small size, their …
Newly discovered species of peacock spider is a masked seducer
2015年7月30日 · Officially named Maratus personatus (the species name derives from the Latin for masked), blueface belongs to the growing family of peacock spiders – dazzling little …
See Seven New Dazzling, Dancing Peacock Spiders
2020年3月31日 · Peacock spiders are hardly the kind of arachnid worthy of fear; these colorful, rice-sized, eight-legged creatures are famous for their bright, rainbow-hued buttocks, …
Tiny Dancers: Meet 7 New Peacock Spider Species | Live Science
2016年6月3日 · Scientists recently described seven new species of peacock spider, a charismatic group of arachnids known for their bright colors and flashy courtship "dances."
Scientists formally recognise newly discovered “Blue Face" Peacock …
2015年8月5日 · Scientists observe the distinctive features of the newly found member of the Australian peacock spiders, called the “Blue Face” spider, which uses unique mask and …
How scientists found 'Nemo,' Australia's newest dancing spider
2021年4月14日 · (Read how peacock spiders get such blue abdomens.) Instead, the male impressed the female by raising its third set of legs and vibrating its abdomen on the ground, …