Maratus anomalus
{{Short description|Species of jumping spider}}
{{Use Australian English|date=May 2022}}
{{Speciesbox
| image = Maratusanomalus.jpg
| genus = Maratus
| species = anomalus
| authority = (Karsch, 1878)
| synonyms = {{Species list | Lycidas anomalus | Karsch, 1878}}
| synonyms_ref = {{GBIF|id=8359033|taxon=Maratus anomalus|access-date=2022-05-13}}
}}
Maratus anomalus or the unusual peacock spider,{{inaturalist taxon|568011|Maratus anomalus}} is a species of peacock spider in the family Salticidae.{{cite journal |vauthors=Baehr BC, Whyte R |title=The Peacock Spiders (Araneae: Salticidae: Maratus) of the Queensland Museum, including six new species |journal=Zootaxa |volume=4154 |issue=5 |pages=501–525 |date=2016 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.4154.5.1 |pmid=27615856}} M. anomalus was described by Karsch in 1878 in Queensland Australia and New South Wales.{{cite web |title=Maratus anomalus |work=World Spider Catalog |publisher=Natural History Museum Bern |url=https://wsc.nmbe.ch/species/30545/Maratus_anomalus |access-date=13 May 2022 }}
Description and behaviour
The abdomen of Maratus anomalus is shiny and colourful with the colour changing depending on the side someone views it on. Colours include turquoise and purple. Males often show off this colour. The spider lacks a extendable flap.{{Cite web |title=Maratus anomalus (Karsch 1878) Unusual Peacock Spider |url=http://www.arachne.org.au/01_cms/details.asp?ID=2661 |access-date=2022-05-12 |website=www.arachne.org.au}}