Meet “Sparklemuffin” (Maratus jactatus) and “Skeletorus” (Maratus sceletus)-

Meet “Sparklemuffin” (Maratus jactatus) and “Skeletorus” (Maratus sceletus)- I think you can probably work out which is which.While these guys may sound like My Little Pony characters, they are actually two newly discovered species of Peacock Spiders. Discovered by Madeline Girard in Queensland Australia (where else!), these vibrant arachnids measure only about five millimetres in size. Peacock spiders are a type of jumping spider; they don’t weave silken webs to catch prey, but instead hunt and stalk their prey.Both Sparklemuffin and Skeletorus, join the ranks of 58 known species of peacock spider, so named because of their bright colours and their dancelike mating rituals (oh yeah, there’s footage: http://bit.ly/1BrI3d3)-JeanImages courtesy of Jürgen Otto -- source link

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