Maratus harrisi
7 Harris's Peacock spider at Mount Clear, ACT
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| Maratus harrisi | MichaelMulvaney | 30 Dec 2020 | |
| Maratus harrisi | CathB | 30 Dec 2020 |
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Significant sighting
User's notes
Looking a bit bald, but the side-on picture shows the green flap on the abdomen folded down.
2 comments
30 Dec 2020
Great find and great photos Cath! Weirdly it is displaying recorded on time as 3:44am.
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.
Location information
- Maps Namadgi National Park
- Places Mount Clear, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
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- My flagged sightings Significant CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus harrisi Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Maratus harrisi Scientific name
- Harris's Peacock spider Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1662.17m Recorded at altitude
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5 / 7
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