Maratus griseus

Jumping spider at Kambah, ACT

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Identification history

Maratus griseus	12 Jan 2020	YumiCallaway
Opisthoncus sp. (genus)	16 Aug 2019	MichaelMulvaney
Unverified	23 Jan 2019	HarveyPerkins

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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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YumiCallaway wrote:

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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Location information

Coordinates 149.036746 -35.393700
Places Kambah, ACT

Sighting information

2 Abundance
10 Jan 2019 06:59 PM Recorded on
HarveyPerkins Recorded by
Collections
Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) HarveyPerkins Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

Additional information

5mm to 12mm Animal size

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
Machine learning
External link More information
Synonyms
Hypoblemum villosum Maratus griseus Hypoblemum griseum

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Verified by an expert moderator
Nearby sighting(s) of same species
GPS evidence of location
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Australian Capital Territory

New South Wales

Queensland

Northern Territory

Western Australia

South Australia

Victoria

Tasmania