Male peacock spiders (in the Maratus genus ... is to observe spider-mating behavior in the lab to determine if the males of peacock spider species that have predator-mimicking displays get ...

The male peacock jumping spider must dance for his life. In order to woo a female and avoid being eaten, he performs an intricate dance using a brilliantly colored fan attached to his abdomen.

Animal dancing isn't just for show—it’s vital for communication, reproduction, and survival in the wild. These animals are ...

The tiny jumping peacock spider — which measures just three to five millimetres — is endemic to Australia. The male is known for an abdomen flap that is intensely coloured and like the peacock ...

"When [the male] got within a few centimeters of the ... who wrote the paper describing the species and runs the website ...

Social media also played a large role in the peacock spider’s rise to fame when a video of a male spider performing his ...

To differentiate between species of peacock spider, Otto says scientists have to study the design of the male’s fan—if he has one—as well as the coloration on the insect’s head region and ...

and the elephant spider. Scientists have identified these three new species of peacock spiders in various parts of eastern Australia. Less than a quarter-inch long (five millimeters), male ...

Does the newly discovered species of peacock spider, Maratus personatus ... Just look at the male M. personatus do a humiliating dance to court females. A weekly newsletter by David Pierce ...

Otto and Hill found in their study of the newfound spider. The male's front appendages, or pedipalps, move rapidly as he tries to enchant the female with his slick moves. Unlike some peacock ...

suae can be identified by male spiders' iridescent pink abdomen ... but the first time I saw a photo of a peacock spider online I could hardly believe something so colorful and small was real ...

The arachnid that gets stronger after ejecting its own penis Sparklemuffin peacock spider: The spider with secret iridescent scales that busts a move to win a mate "Male funnel-webs, once they ...