Maratus purcellae
1 Purcell's peacock spider at Cook, ACT
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| Maratus purcellae | YumiCallaway | 4 Jan 2022 | |
| Maratus purcellae | CathB | 4 Dec 2021 |
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This one seemed even smaller than previous ones. It was jumping rapidly between grass leaves. Luckily it landed briefly on the ground where I was able to photograph it.
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Location information
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- Places Cook, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- CathB Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- CathB Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus purcellae Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Maratus purcellae Scientific name
- Purcell's peacock spider Common name
- Sensitive
- Very rare / threatened
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 779m Recorded at altitude
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