Maratus anomalus
5 Blue Peacock spider at Oallen, NSW
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| Maratus anomalus | Harrisi | 5 Nov 2022 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
6 Nov 2022
1st Canberra Nature Map record of species. There are very few records of species in our region
2 comments
6 Nov 2022
Thanks Michael! Ironically, I 'spoke' to another macro photographer called Su yesterday who found this species near Tharwa on the same day! Su's excellent insect photography can be seen as 'theinsectdiary' on Instagram where there are some remarkable images of peacock spiders, et al.
Location information
- Places Oallen, NSW
Sighting information
- At least 1 Abundance
- Harrisi Recorded by
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Collections
- Significant Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus anomalus Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Species information
- Maratus anomalus Scientific name
- Blue Peacock spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
Quality score
4 / 7
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- More than one media file
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- Additional attributes
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
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