Metazoa info

[Duke Guilmon]

Peacock spider



Maratus valans

Size:4-5mm

Weight:Not known

Life expectancy:Not known

When it first appeared:Not known

Location:This spider is found in Australia in places like Queensland and Tasmania



Taxonomy:
Class:Arachnida
Order:Araneae
Suborderpisthothelae
Infraorder:Araneomorphae
Series:Entelegynae
Family:Salticidae
Subfamily:Euophryinae
Genus:Maratus
Species:Maratus volans

Diet:This spider feeds on small insects

Anatomy:Like other members of its genus, Maratus volans has a flap on its abdomen used for attracting mates. Like other jumping spiders, they also have very powerful legs to help them pounce on prey

Behavior:Like most jumping spiders, the peacock spider spends its day either hunting or resting, many days both

Reproduction:Males will travel around an area to find a mate. When they do the male uses his flap to show off to the female. When the female accepts him, they begin to mate. When they are finished mating the male must run quickly or else the female will make him her next meal

Relationships with other animals:Not known



and the sexiest spider to have evolved goes too....

Other sources:

http://www.livescience.com/39052-peacock...dance.html

http://ednieuw.home.xs4all.nl/australian...volans.htm

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Ado...ne.0025390