To make their potential mates fall in love with them, some animals go through such lengths as to put on elaborate dance performances that can be just as appealing to watch as ballet or tango. Today we take a look at such dancing animals, called peacock spiders, and see just how well of dancers they can be.
FURTHER READINGS
Featured article: “Multi-Modal Courtship in the Peacock Spider, Maratus volans (O.P.-Cambridge, 1874)” (2011, PLoS One)
More facts about Martus peacock spiders: Short, A. 2019. “Maratus”, Animal Diversity Web
Video of Martus dancing:Nature on PBS
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Feature image by Jurgen Otto, CC BY-SA 2.0