Maratus harrisi

7 Harris's Peacock spider at Mount Clear, ACT

Maratus harrisi at Mount Clear, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Maratus harrisi at Mount Clear, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Maratus harrisi at Mount Clear, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Maratus harrisi at Mount Clear, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
Maratus harrisi at Mount Clear, ACT - 29 Dec 2020
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Maratus harrisi 30 Dec 2020 MichaelMulvaney
Maratus harrisi 30 Dec 2020 CathB

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

30 Dec 2020

Rarely observed record of this magnificent peacock spider

User's notes

Looking a bit bald, but the side-on picture shows the green flap on the abdomen folded down.

2 comments

Christine wrote:
   30 Dec 2020
Great find and great photos Cath! Weirdly it is displaying recorded on time as 3:44am.
CathB wrote:
   30 Dec 2020
Thanks Christine, I was pretty excited! And I can assure you it wasn't 3.44 am. It was 2.44 pm according to my camera. I've been noticing a lot of odd times on sightings recently.

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