Brightly colored Australian peacock spiders (Maratus spp.) captivate even the most arachnophobic viewers with their flamboyant courtship displays featuring diverse and intricate body colorations, ...

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We humans like to think of ourselves as the masters of design but sometimes Mother Nature shows us that we're really just amateurs. That's exactly what happened with scientists studying peacock ...

Even if you're not particularly fond of spiders, you've got admit that tiny Australian rainbow peacock spiders are kinda cute. They're one of the most colorful iridescent animals on the planet, while ...

Even if you are arachnophobic, you probably have seen pictures or videos of Australian peacock spiders (Maratus spp.). These tiny spiders are only 1-5 mm long but are famous for their flamboyant ...

A miniature peacock spider with rainbow-iridescence. a) An adult male Maratus robinsoni. b) A M. robinsoni resting on a human fingernail: the spider is only ~?2.5?mm in size. The iridescent abdomen of ...

Dec. 22 (UPI) --Scientists have identified the unique microstructures that lend Australian peacock spiders their bedazzling iridescence. The abdomens of male peacock spiders offer a shiny rainbow ...

(Nanowerk News) Brightly colored Australian peacock spiders (Maratus spp.) captivate even the most arachnophobic viewers with their flamboyant courtship displays featuring diverse and intricate body ...