1 Bat-like peacock spider at Garran, ACT
Identification history
| Maratus vespertilio | 20 Jun 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Maratus vespertilio | 20 Jun 2020 | AlisonMilton |
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User's notes
Female? It dropped the little 'pearl' seen in photo 2. Would this be an egg or excrement?
2 comments
AlisonMilton
wrote:
20 Jun 2020
Thanks. I'll check the location again in mating season and see if I can find a male. The spot will be easy for me to find again.
Location information
- Maps Red Hill Nature Reserve
- Places Garran, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus vespertilio Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Maratus vespertilio Scientific name
- Bat-like peacock spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 820.1m Recorded at altitude
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- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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