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Sparklemuffin: The new type of spider

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Peacock spiders much like their exotic bird namesakes, are known for their bright colours and complex dancing courtship rituals.

Madeline Girard, a graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley found the new types of peacock spiders with her friend in the Aussie wilderness in Queensland.

Jürgen Otto, an entomologist who co-authored the report with Girard, told Live Science: ‘Despite the large number of species we have discovered just in the last few years, I can’t help feeling that we may have just scratched the surface of this most exciting group of spiders, and that nature has quite a few more surprises in store.’

The first peacock spider was discovered in the 19th century but until relatively recently, the arachnid was little studied.

Here is a video explaining the characteristics of peacock spiders, including footage of a dancing Sparklemuffin spider.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mq-r20mlGes

How cool are the new species of peacock spiders?
 
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