Maratus volansMaratus volans Dancing Maratus volans Female & Immature Maratus volans Prey

The female and immature Maratus volans spiders are brown in colour.

Female Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe

Immature female peacock spiders resemble the adults, except their pedipalps are colorless. The immature male peacock spiders lack an opisthosomal fan, a prominent white marginal band of the carapace, as well as specialization of the third legs. The males do not generate their colorful colors until sexual maturity.

Source: Maratus volans, Wikipedia3
Immature male Maratus volans, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Immature male Maratus volans, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans, Magenta NSW © Michael Doe
Maratus volans, Magenta NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans with prey (flying termite), Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans with prey (flying termite), Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans with prey (flying termite), Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans with prey (flying termite), Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans with prey (mosquito), Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans with prey (mosquito), Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Female Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans, Woy Woy NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans with Moth Fly (Psychodidae) © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans with Moth Fly (Psychodidae) © Michael Doe
Juvenile male Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe

In the following you image you can see the difference between the adult female and adult male Maratus volans Spiders.

Female and male Maratus volans, NSW © Michael Doe
© Michael Doe

Footnote & References

  1. Photographs (Project Maratus) © Michael Doe
  2. Michael Doe on Flickr – spiderphotography21 and michael doe (Project Maratus)
  3. Maratus volans, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maratus_volans

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