Peacock spider — size comparison

The peacock spider Maratus volans hunts using its keen vision rather than trapping prey in a capture web. As a jumping spider, it approaches its prey and makes

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Length

głowotułów i odwłok · bez odnóżyScale for the stated dimensions · each animal is labelled

Peacock spider

Maratus volans

ok. 5 mmAdult male · poza godowa
Body length

głowotułów i odwłok · bez odnóżyMeasurement: side

The stated dimensions share a scale without a common ground line. Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Measurement comparisonScale in cm
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Peacock spiderBody lengthapprox. 5 mm
Bank cardLong edge of the card8.56 cm

The scale compares the named dimensions. View direction and measurement points are given for each animal.

Scale based on the stated dimensions for each animal

Bank card · long edge 8.56 cm
Peacock spider — size comparison — facts and sources

The peacock spider Maratus volans hunts using its keen vision rather than trapping prey in a capture web. As a jumping spider, it approaches its prey and makes a precise leap.

Courtship combines several types of signals. The male raises his colourful abdomen, spreads its side flaps and moves his third pair of legs. At the same time he produces vibrations transmitted through the ground.

The female thus receives both the striking dance and information invisible in an ordinary recording. Research using high-speed cameras and vibrometry has made it possible to distinguish these elements of the display.

Dorosły samiec · poza godowa. Długość ciała: głowotułów i odwłok · bez odnóży. Około 5 mm długości ciała dorosłego osobnika. Rozłożone odnóża i uniesiony wachlarz nie wyznaczają tej miary. Ilustracje AI: przybliżone ujęcia tego samego typu osobnika, nie fotografie pomiarowe. Wysokość pozy i przednia projekcja wynikają z proporcji ilustracji; masa nie jest wyliczana z obrazu.

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