Species Maratus hortorum, was previously misidentified as Maratus mungaich.
Like all males in the genus Maratus, they are beautifully colourful, and when courting the female, they extend their elongated third legs.
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- Scientific classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Arthropoda
- Subphylum: Chelicerata
- Class: Arachnida
- Order: Araneae
- Infraorder: Araneomorphae
- Infraorder: Entelegynae
- Family: Salticidae
- Genus: Maratus
- Species: Maratus hortorum
Footnote & References
- Photographs © Michael Doe
- Michael Doe on Flickr – spiderphotography21 and michael doe (Project Maratus)
- Maratus hortorum Waldock, 2014, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Maratus hortorum
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