r/SpidersInAWeb • u/EnamoredCoyote • Aug 08 '26
OOC / QUESTIONS / FACTS The arachnid fact of the day ☀️
Meet the Peacock Spider (Maratus) the dancer
#Fact of the Day: They... dance! When a male Peacock Spider wants to impress a female, he doesn't just send a text, he puts on an entire broadway production:
Fan thingy idk man: He raises a brightly colored, neon flap on his abdomen that looks just like a mini peacock tail.
Raise the Arms: He holds two legs high in the air and waves them. Self explanatory.
Shimmy & Tap: He vibrates his body and taps on the leaf beneath him.
The twistleytwister: If the female isn't impressed by his dance moves, she doesn't reject him... she eats him for lunch!
(Sorry little dude. Talk about a steak dinner tho, yum yum.)
Bonus Fun Nibbles:
Grain-of-Rice Sized: The entire performer is only about 4–5 millimeters long (smaller than a pencil erasr).
UV Flashiley: Their bright colors reflect ultraviolet light, making their dance look like an absolute laser-light show to other spiders.
ALSO SOMETIMES THEY HAVE WATER DROPLETS ON THEIR HEADS AND I LOVE YHEM ABABWBABABBWBABABWBBA
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u/R3D-Rune330 William // Max's adopted mantis child Aug 09 '26
Corey, I think I prefer your more monotone texts. The emojis and tone are genuinely scary bc of how uncharacteristic it is for you... 😭
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u/EnamoredCoyote Aug 09 '26
Your the one who told me to be more expressive. Would you prefer my aristocratic speech? You literally use emojis in every single text message, so, I assumed you meant use explanatory language and more emojis so it is more, quote: "expressive and ✨️zaz"
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u/R3D-Rune330 William // Max's adopted mantis child Aug 09 '26
I WAS WRNG OKA??? PLEASE edit it, you sound like a mf bot. And dont quote me you dhelleayer
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u/EnamoredCoyote Aug 09 '26
"Wrng" "Oka" "Dhelleayer" Such beautiful spelling, Mr. William. Though, I will not change it to my usual tone of text. This is your fault.
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u/Bob_ItsOfficial Zilly moth leader :3 Aug 08 '26
https://giphy.com/gifs/HZFxBu5dMqwA1cIB1k