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Maratus plumosus is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), common name Plumed Peacock Spider.

Maratus plumosus displaying, NSW © Michael Doe
Maratus plumosus displaying, NSW © Michael Doe
Maratus plumosus displaying, NSW © Michael Doe
Maratus plumosus displaying, NSW © Michael Doe
Maratus plumosus, Central Coast NSW © Michael Doe
Maratus plumosus, Central Coast NSW © Michael Doe

After doing their famed “arm in the air” dance, the male Peacock Spiders move in for the mating (assuming the female wants or lets him). In the following photo, the male Maratus plumosus has flipped the female over and is inserting his sperm package into her.

Maratus plumosus, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman
Maratus plumosus mating, Ballandean QLD © Marc Newman

  • Scientific classification
  • Kingdom: Animalia
  • Phylum: Arthropoda
  • Subphylum: Chelicerata
  • Class: Arachnida
  • Order: Araneae
  • Infraorder: Araneomorphae
  • Family: Salticidae
  • Genus: Maratus
  • Species: Maratus plumosus

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs © Michael Doe
  2. Photograph © Marc Newman
  3. Maratus nigromaculatus (Keyserling, 1883), Atlas of Living Australia, https://bie.ala.org.au/species/Maratus nigromaculatus

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