Courtship in the Australian peacock spider Maratus vespertilio. The peculiar male-male “hopping contests” shown here were unknown to science until they were discovered during the filming of this clip.
Music ( in order of appearance):
Okee Dokee (Olive Musique)
New Media (Olive Musique)
Happy hour blues (Olive Musique)
Picnic For Two (Shaun Frearson)
A Special Place (Dan Phillipson)
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