and it might interest birding-aus readers to know that keen Canberra
birder and photographer Stuart Harris discovered one of the most
recently described species of peacock spider , and has been working
with Jurgen Otto on finding out more about these beautiful creatures.
There are some gorgeous pics of various peacock spiders at
http://www.amusingplanet.com/2012/12/meet-most-gorgeous-peacock-spider.html
, including the Maratus harrisi which was named after Stuart. He gave
a presentation on Maratus harrisi at a Canberra Ornithologists Group
meeting last year, and we were all fascinated.
sandra henderson'
canberra
On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 7:35 PM, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> Dear B-A,
>
> While this is not about birds, this brilliant little Australian spider is
> probably part of the diet of several species of Sydney birds. Some great
> video footage accompanies the piece.
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/grrlscientist/2013/jan/15/1
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
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