Maratus plumosus

1 Plumed Peacock Spider at Hawker, ACT

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Identification history

	Maratus plumosus	25 Sep 2017	MichaelMulvaney
	Maratus plumosus	24 Sep 2017	TobiasHayashi

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Was bigger than other peacock spiders I've seen!

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MichaelMulvaney wrote:

25 Sep 2017

Stuart Harris said "The ID is correct. I have observed this sp. At various locations in the ACT. It does favor light leaf litter mixed with bare soil..rocks and also direct sunlight more than other Maratus sp. Nice sighting."

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Location information

Coordinates 149.034900 -35.254900
Altitude 682.0m
Maps The Pinnacle
Places Hawker, ACT

Sighting information

1 Abundance
23 Sep 2017 02:42 PM Recorded on
TobiasHayashi Recorded by
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) TobiasHayashi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

Species information

Maratus plumosus Scientific name
Plumed Peacock Spider Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
Up to 929.3m Recorded at altitude
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