Peacock Spider 2 (Maratus tasmanicus)

Courtship display and mating in Maratus tasmanicus, a species David Hill and I described from northern Tasmania. Download the paper here if you wish (may take a couple of minutes) Music by Delicate Beats, Olive Musique and Emmett Cooke. Filmed with Canon 7D digital SLR and 100 mm macro. Check out my peacock spider page on facebook for additional pictures and info For still images of this species visit my sets on f