Peacock Spider 3

This video is about courtship, mating and malemale contest in the Australian peacock spider Maratus vespertilio. This species occurs in drier parts of southern Australia. If you are wondering about the noise at 5:07, this noise is real. The female must have hit the male so hard that the camera microphone picked it up. I recommend watching this video with a glass of you favourite red (or white) Filmed with Canon 60D and 100 mm macro Music ( in order of appearance): Okee Dokee (Olive Musique)