Peacock Spider 3

This video is about courtship, mating and male-male 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)