Maratus hesperus
7 Venus Peacock Spider at Murrumbateman, NSW
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| Maratus hesperus | MichaelMulvaney | 28 Oct 2022 | |
| Maratus hesperus | amiessmacro | 27 Oct 2022 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
28 Oct 2022
New recorded location of this rarely recorded species (First recorded anywhere by Stuart Harris from a vineyard in the Majura Valley)
User's notes
Murrumbateman
3 comments
28 Oct 2022
Thank you @MichaelMulvaney
We have a lot of construction around me so i wonder if it hitched a ride from Canberra :)
We have a lot of construction around me so i wonder if it hitched a ride from Canberra :)
Location information
- Coordinates 149.006871-34.994031
- Places Murrumbateman, NSW
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 27 Oct 2022 04:54 PM Recorded on
- amiessmacro Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant amiessmacro Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus hesperus Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Maratus hesperus Scientific name
- Venus Peacock Spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1173.35m Recorded at altitude
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Record quality
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