1 Kicking peacock spider at Point 4372
Identification history
| Maratus calcitrans | 22 May 2020 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Maratus calcitrans | 20 May 2020 | CathB |
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A third individual from the same general area as sighting 4260209.
1 comment
MichaelMulvaney
wrote:
22 May 2020
While i was checking out the paper in which this species is described I found out that, the species name (calcitrans) is derived from the Latin word calcitrare ('to kick'), referring to the very rapid movement of legs III during display by males of this species.
Location information
- Maps Aranda Bushland
- Places Dunlop, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 - 3 Abundance
- 19 May 2020 11:33 AM Recorded on
- CathB Recorded by
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Spiders Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae)
Additional information
- Less than 5mm Animal size
Species information
- Maratus calcitrans Scientific name
- Kicking peacock spider Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Machine learning
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- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
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