Maratus pavonis

2 Dunn's peacock spider at Watson, ACT

Maratus pavonis at Watson, ACT - 28 Oct 2017

Maratus pavonis at Watson, ACT - 28 Oct 2017

Maratus pavonis at Watson, ACT - 28 Oct 2017

Maratus pavonis at Watson, ACT - 28 Oct 2017

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Identification history

	Maratus pavonis	28 Oct 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Maratus pavonis	28 Oct 2017	mtchl

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3 comments

MichaelMulvaney wrote:

29 Oct 2017

Great photo of this tricky species

mtchl wrote:

29 Oct 2017

Thanks Michael - lucky backyard find! These beautiful little things could be habit-forming.

Harrisi wrote:

23 Nov 2017

common in suburbia during their 'peak season' of OCT-NOV. sometimes even enter dwellings.

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Location information

Places Watson, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
28 Oct 2017 02:08 PM Recorded on
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Species information

Maratus pavonis Scientific name
Dunn's peacock spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-Invasive
Machine learning
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