Maratus hesperus
5 Venus Peacock Spider at Uriarra Village, ACT
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| Maratus hesperus | MichaelMulvaney | 8 Oct 2024 | |
| Maratus hesperus | Sarah2019 | 7 Oct 2024 |
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Significant sighting
MichaelMulvaney noted:
8 Oct 2024
new recorded location of this widespread but little recorded species
1 comment
9 Oct 2024
Nice one! These guys (and girls) are quite at home in and on exotic grasses; the 'picnic peacocks', keep an eye out.....
Location information
- Coordinates 148.889340-35.277300
- Places Uriarra Village, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 7 Oct 2024 02:24 PM Recorded on
- Sarah2019 Recorded by
Collections
- Significant Sarah2019 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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