Maratus hesperus

9 Venus Peacock Spider at Tharwa, ACT

Maratus hesperus at Tharwa, ACT - 27 Dec 2022
Maratus hesperus at Tharwa, ACT - 27 Dec 2022
Maratus hesperus at Tharwa, ACT - 27 Dec 2022
Maratus hesperus at Tharwa, ACT - 27 Dec 2022
Maratus hesperus at Tharwa, ACT - 27 Dec 2022
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Maratus hesperus 28 Dec 2022 MichaelMulvaney
Maratus hesperus 27 Dec 2022 patrickcox

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Significant sighting

MichaelMulvaney noted:

28 Dec 2022

New location for this rarely recorded species

1 comment

KorinneM wrote:
   28 Dec 2022
So very cool. I really want to see and photograph a peacock spider one day.

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