Kicking peacock spider at Bruce, ACT
Identification history
| Maratus calcitrans | 6 Nov 2016 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 6 Nov 2016 | Harrisi |
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The male of Maratus calcitrans has spinnerets that can be extended during the display to the female, similar to Maratus digitalis. This species, found by Stuart Harris (flickr name beeater) at Black Mountain in Canberra, was named "calcitrans" for its rapid leg kicks during the display (calcitrare = kicking). You can read more about this in Peckhamia 104.1http://peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_104.1.pdf
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Location information
- Maps Black Mountain
- Places Bruce, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- Harrisi Recorded by
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Maratus calcitrans Scientific name
- Kicking peacock spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
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