The sparklemuffin peacock spider (Maratus jactatus) is a tiny spider that lives up to its vivacious name. This dazzling arachnid was given its moniker in 2015 by UC Berkeley PhD student Maddie Girard ...

A young Perth nature photographer has delighted TV wildlife expert Steve Backshall by showing him the peacock spiders in his ...

The man behind the descriptions is Museums Victoria's Joseph Schubert, a 22-year-old peacock spider specialist. He's now written up 12 of the 85 known species in this group. He often gets sent ...

It takes two to tango, but when a male peacock spider gets the attention of a potential female mate, their dance becomes a chase. In fact, the peacock spider has to simultaneously dance his way to ...