Date: 27/05/2016 08:21:57
From: sibeen
ID: 897418
Subject: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-27/sydney-scientists-adorable-peacock-spider-discovery/7443800

I suspect there’s a test subject or two in here.

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Date: 27/05/2016 08:25:04
From: SCIENCE
ID: 897419
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Where specifically can I find some?

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Date: 27/05/2016 08:33:19
From: poikilotherm
ID: 897420
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

SCIENCE said:


Where specifically can I find some?

https://www.facebook.com/projectmaratus/

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Date: 27/05/2016 09:02:42
From: SCIENCE
ID: 897421
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Oh what, I’m sure I’ve seen plenty of them around… didn’t realise they were undiscovered species?!

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Date: 27/05/2016 09:25:31
From: Arts
ID: 897422
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

there aren’t an undiscovered genus, they have just added to the known species list. I photographed one two years ago in Busselton.. fast little buggers they are

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Date: 27/05/2016 09:56:41
From: Bubblecar
ID: 897428
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

I’ve had little jumping spiders in the house. They certainly can jump.

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Date: 27/05/2016 14:15:04
From: CrazyNeutrino
ID: 897489
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

I’d like to know how their patterns form.

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Date: 27/05/2016 14:18:48
From: roughbarked
ID: 897496
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

CrazyNeutrino said:


I’d like to know how their patterns form.

… Tiny scales/hairs produce the distinct color patterns observed across … http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982214005910

I was surprised to see Virginia Trioli hide her eyes so she couldn’t see the spider video.. FFS! One needs a magnifying glass to see them.

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:27:31
From: Arts
ID: 897655
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

watching those little buggers dance is so cool

https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/10155131725869988/

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:28:21
From: roughbarked
ID: 897658
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Arts said:


watching those little buggers dance is so cool

https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/10155131725869988/

it is.

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:33:12
From: roughbarked
ID: 897666
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Arts said:


watching those little buggers dance is so cool

https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/10155131725869988/

faceborked.. what was wrong with the abc site link?

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:34:44
From: Arts
ID: 897671
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

roughbarked said:


Arts said:

watching those little buggers dance is so cool

https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/10155131725869988/

faceborked.. what was wrong with the abc site link?

it wasn’t set to the song “Uptown Funk”

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:36:39
From: roughbarked
ID: 897673
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Arts said:


roughbarked said:

Arts said:

watching those little buggers dance is so cool

https://www.facebook.com/abcnews.au/videos/10155131725869988/

faceborked.. what was wrong with the abc site link?

it wasn’t set to the song “Uptown Funk”

I see. Facebork couldn’t play it for me anyway.

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:39:19
From: Arts
ID: 897674
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

roughbarked said:


Arts said:

roughbarked said:

faceborked.. what was wrong with the abc site link?

it wasn’t set to the song “Uptown Funk”

I see. Facebork couldn’t play it for me anyway.

that’s a shame, it was pretty cool to watch

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:41:13
From: roughbarked
ID: 897677
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Arts said:


roughbarked said:

Arts said:

it wasn’t set to the song “Uptown Funk”

I see. Facebork couldn’t play it for me anyway.

that’s a shame, it was pretty cool to watch


I saw on the news about 6:16 this morning.

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Date: 27/05/2016 18:55:26
From: roughbarked
ID: 897697
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

https://www.youtube.com/user/peacockspiderman

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Date: 27/05/2016 20:30:22
From: mollwollfumble
ID: 897775
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Saw this tonight on ABC3 News program BTN. Was that 6, 7 or 9 new species of Australian Peacock spider?

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Date: 27/05/2016 20:37:48
From: roughbarked
ID: 897778
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

mollwollfumble said:


Saw this tonight on ABC3 News program BTN. Was that 6, 7 or 9 new species of Australian Peacock spider?

7

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Date: 28/05/2016 08:13:10
From: Divine Angel
ID: 898015
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

No.

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Date: 28/05/2016 09:24:34
From: Bubblecar
ID: 898027
Subject: re: Arachnophobes love them': Sydney scientist's 'adorable' spider discovery

Divine Angel said:


No.

But they’re cute and colourful, smaller than flies
They jump and dance, they’re kind and wise
And lay their eggs in people’s eyes

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