Male Peacock spider Maratus electricus in his breeding colours. Electricus was named after the circuit-board like lines on his back.

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Image is a focus stack of 7 images. Peacock spiders are only found in Australia and mostly Western Australia.

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Size: 7200px × 4806px
Location: Western Australia
Photo credit: © Paul Harrison / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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