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Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae)

Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae)

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A good introduction to Australian Jumping & Peacock Spiders can be found at:

http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=1096

Also view a catelogue of Australian peacock spiders at:

http://www.arachne.org.au/_dbase_upl/PECKHAMIA_148.1.pdf

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Jumping or peacock spiders (Salticidae)

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CathB wrote:
23 May 2025
Thanks Michael. There are a number of these orange-faced spiders with their spotty abdomens in the Euophryinae sp. (undescribed) category. Golden palps are usually plainer.
Salticidae sp. 'Golden palps'
NateKingsford wrote:
22 May 2025
The "strange shiny thing" on the ventral side is a parasite, something like a fly or wasp larvae, feeding on the spider
Salticidae (family)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
21 May 2025
Possibly Maratus chrysomelas
Euophryinae (subfamily)
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
21 May 2025
A gravid female
Maratus calcitrans
MichaelMulvaney wrote:
21 May 2025
Possibly Maratus vespertilio
Maratus sp. (genus)

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