5 Blue Peacock spider at Oallen, NSW
Identification history
| Maratus anomalus | 5 Nov 2022 | Harrisi |
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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
Harrisi
wrote:
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
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Collections
Significant Harrisi Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Maratus anomalus Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) Spiders
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Maratus anomalus Scientific name
- Blue Peacock spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Rare or uncommon native
- Non-invasive or negligible
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
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