English: I have been wanting to see these spectacular spiders for a number of years. Yesterday we were given the treat by Ron and Beth to fulfill this wish. It is worth checking out their photos!

Thanks Ron and Beth. It was a special day!!

Wikipedia tells us

"Maratus speciosus sometimes called the coastal peacock spider, is a species of Australian jumping spider. They are only known to inhabit the vegetation of the coastal sand dunes of southwestern Western Australia. Like other Maratus spiders, the males of the species engage in a courtship display during which they raise their third pair of legs and their abdomen, presenting their colorful opisthomal plate to potential female partners. Unlike other Maratus, however, the males of this species have a set of bright orange setae along both edges of the opisthoma which only become visible during this display."

Photo: Jean