Maratus vespertilio (Simon, 1901) is a animal in the Salticidae family, order Araneae, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Maratus vespertilio (Simon, 1901)
Maratus vespertilio is an Australian peacock jumping spider where males use colourful abdominal flaps in courtship and male contests.
Maratus vespertilio is a species that belongs to the genus Maratus, which is commonly known as peacock spiders. This jumping spider species is native to Australia. Like other peacock spiders, males of this species expand their colourful abdominal flaps. They use this display both during courtship with females and during contests against other males.
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Cosmophasis lami Berry, Beatty & Prószyński, 1997
Heliophanus kochii Simon, 1868
Indopadilla insularis (Malamel, Sankaran & Sebastian, 2015)
Spartaeus spinimanus (Thorell, 1878)
Pseudeuophrys erratica (Walckenaer, 1826)
Sarinda hentzi (Banks, 1913)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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