Variable Peacock Spider at Theodore, ACT
Identification history
| Maratus chrysomelas | 29 Apr 2022 | owenh | ||
| Euophryinae sp. (Rockhopper) undescribed | 25 Apr 2022 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Unidentified | 25 Apr 2022 | owenh |
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User's notes
5mm 'ish'
1 comment
owenh
wrote:
28 Apr 2022
Stuart Harris advises: 'That salticid is in fact Maratus chrysomelas. I can tell by its overall jizz plus the double white tarsi on legs three. Fairly common around ACT and maybe a warm autumn has seen early moult into a mature adult.'
Location information
- Coordinates 149.128670-35.445849
- Maps Tuggeranong Hill
- Places Theodore, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 25 Apr 2022 09:35 AM Recorded on
- owenh Recorded by
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) owenh
Additional information
- 5mm to 12mm Animal size
Species information
- Maratus chrysomelas Scientific name
- Variable Peacock Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 786.3m Recorded at altitude
- Machine learning
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