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Habitat

Peacock Spider Presentation

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Diet:

Diet

Flies, moths, grasshoppers, ants, wasps are what they probably feed on most. It's surprising to see what size prey they tackle, not unusual to see them feeding on arthropods larger than the spider. I will add some photographs here later.

How do peacock spiders hunt?

Hunting

Peacock spiders do not make webs; accualy, they are hunters that hunt small insects. Their diet is made of flies, moths, winged ants, and grasshoppers, as well as any small bugs they can capture. Females may also eat males if they are not impressed by the males' dance.

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Life Cycle:

Peacock spiders live mostly for one year, about half of that is spent growing up. So by the time they are adults they only few more months to live.

Life Cycle

Habitat:

Peacock spiders are spread across the southern-half of Australia and live in a large range of habitats, from sand dunes, the temperate coasts to grasslands.

Adaptations:

They use their amazing vision to see their prey from far away and jump from long distances to deliver a strong bite. This ability to jump large distances also helps to avoid predators, which are also bigger spiders. They are mostly lonely a spiders until mating season, when males amaze females with their colorful abdomens.

Adaptation

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Information:

Information

Peacock spiders are small (2–6 mm) jumping spiders belonging to the genus Maratus and a group to Australia. Males generally have very colorful abdomens as well as legs that are brown or black and often tipped with white hairs.

Fun Facts

  • They're only found in Australia.
  • They're about as small as a grain of rice.
  • There are a wide variety of Peacock Spiders.
  • The female may eat the male.
  • Some have funny nicknames.
  • They dance like no one's watching.
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