Maratus pavonis
2 Dunn's peacock spider at Cotter River, ACT
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| Maratus pavonis | MichaelMulvaney | 27 Oct 2018 | |
| Unverified | JudithRoach | 23 Oct 2018 |
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Doing some dancing moves on Mt Franklin.
2 comments
23 Oct 2018
I would go as far as to say that this may be a variation of Maratus pavonis (Dunn 1947). There are a few suble, external differences here. I would place it as M. pavonis and I will follow up with taxonomists who will make ultimate decision. I found one similar with another collaborator on Mt Hotham (1700m) in 2015 and this still remains undescribed. A paper revising the Pavonis clade may be tackled some time in the future by those capable (not me!)
24 Oct 2018
Thanks for this. Might be some difference due to the altitude. Tough little guys to handle the snow.
Location information
- Maps Bimberi Nature Reserve
- Places Cotter River, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
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- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- JudithRoach Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus pavonis Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Maratus pavonis Scientific name
- Dunn's peacock spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1647m Recorded at altitude
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