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Bat-like Peacock Spider
Maratus vespertilio
Maratus vespertilio is a species of the genus Maratus (peacock spiders), an Australian member of the jumping spider family. Males expand their colorful abdominal flaps for display during courtship as well as in contests with other males.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 53604.