Maratus hesperus

1 Venus Peacock Spider at Brayton, NSW

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Identification history

	Maratus hesperus	12 Feb 2023	MichaelMulvaney
	Unverified	7 Feb 2023	MattM

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A little hitchhiker that would have come from derived grassland or stringybark forest.

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Harrisi wrote:

7 Feb 2023

May well be early instar (juvenile) of Maratus (formerly Saratus) hesperus; timing is about right. Yellow legs is a key indicator.
https://www.peacockspider.org/juveniles-2nd-instar#/saratus-hesperus-1/

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1 Abundance
7 Feb 2023 04:30 PM Recorded on
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae) MattM Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr

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Less than 5mm Animal size

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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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