Meet Maratus pardus, a beautiful new species of Peacock Spider from Western Australia. Named for its unique, spotty colour pattern - 'pardus' is an ancient Greek word for leopard - the species is only 4.5 mm long, but the males sure know how to make a big show for the females.
Read more about Maratus pardus and watch a video of its elaborate courtship dance in Bec Crew's latest blog for Scientific American:
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