Maratus griseus

Jumping spider at Kambah, ACT

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Maratus griseus YumiCallaway 12 Jan 2020
Opisthoncus MichaelMulvaney 16 Aug 2019
Unverified HarveyPerkins 23 Jan 2019

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These two individuals were about 20 cm apart, clearly aware of each other, and I had the distinct impression they might be female and male of the same species - possibly Opisthoncus sp?

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   13 Jan 2020
Yep, the first two images are female (likely immature), and the last two are male.
https://peckhamia.com/peckhamia/PECKHAMIA_180.1.pdf

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Sighting information

  • 2 Abundance
  • 10 Jan 2019 06:59 PM Recorded on
  • HarveyPerkins Recorded by
  • 5mm to 12mm Animal size

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Species information

  • Maratus griseus Scientific name
  • Jumping spider Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 1488.7m Recorded at altitude
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  • Synonyms

    Hypoblemum villosum Maratus griseus Hypoblemum griseum

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