Peacock Spider 2

Courtship display and mating in an as yet unnamed species of peacock spider (Maratus sp.) from southeastern Australia, with music by Delicate Beats, Olive Musique and Emmett Cooke. For still images of this spider follow @N05/sets/72157626036150080/ and for the video of the related species Maratus volans go to For my stills images of other related species see my “peacock spider“ collection at @N05/collections/72157627420960710/ An interview I gave in relation to my work on peacock spiders Relevant scientific papers on the courtship behaviour of peacock spiders are here http://peckham