Finding Nemo the peacock spider

Its only about the size of a grain of rice, but this little guy is sure to make a big splash in the colourful world of Australian peacock spiders. Peacock spiders are famous for their elaborate dancing rituals, tiny size, big eyes and bright colours. The aptly named Maratus Nemo is the latest species to be described by Museums Victoria arachnologist Joseph Schubertin a new paper published in Evolutionary Systematics. Read more here: , museumsVictoria , peacockspider , findingnemo