Tiny splendid peacock spiders have the fastest known jump among their kin
Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to ...
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Tiny splendid peacock spiders have the fastest known jump among their kin – new study
We studied the Australian splendid peacock spider (Maratus splendens ... We scanned male and female specimens using micro-computed tomography and carried out a 3D reconstruction to determine ...
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Scientists have been trying really hard to figure out how this spider has a rainbow on its butt
That’s exactly what happened with scientists studying peacock spiders in Australia ... In short, a bunch of tiny spider butts beat human scientists at their own game. Now the race is on to ...
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The Sparklemuffin Peacock Spider Dances to Entice Mates
The sparklemuffin peacock spider (Maratus jactatus) is a tiny spider that lives up to its vivacious name. This dazzling arachnid was given its moniker in 2015 by UC Berkeley PhD student Maddie Girard ...