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Maratus madelineae in southwestern Western Australia. Pictured is the male Maratus madelineae, one of the larger peacock spiders found in Australia. The adults can be from 6 to 7 mm in size.

Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe

Maratus madelineae with prey.

Maratus madelineae (variant) with prey, WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant) with prey, WA © Michael Doe

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  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Salticidae
  • Genus: Maratus
  • Species: Maratus madelineae
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe
Maratus madelineae (variant), WA © Michael Doe

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Michael Doe
  2. Michael Doe on Flickr – spiderphotography21 and michael doe (Project Maratus)
  3. Maratus madelineae Waldock, 2014, Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bc500d94-c4bd-4ea1-b465-9eae5ffaecd2

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