How small are They ?
A questions I get asked a lot, so here a few examples
Maratus spicatus juvenile on my index finger, the spider is approximately 1 mm in length
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juvenile of Maratus personatus, freshly emerged from the egg on my finger
Maratus albus juvenile (2nd instar) shortly after emerging from the egg, on a normal sized pencil
Saratus hesperus juvenile (2nd instar) on wooden ruler. The black bars are millimetre divisions, so this spider is approximately 1.5 mm in length
juveniles (2nd instar) of Maratus jactactus on the same ruler as in previous picture. Distance between two bars is 1 mm.
Adult male of Maratus robinsoni on my index finger, one of the two smallest species of peacock spider
Adult male of Maratus purcellae, one of the two smallest of peacock spiders
Adult male of Maratus spicatus on my thumb. Slightly larger than Maratus robinsoni and Maratus purcellae but still among the smallest
Adult male of Maratus nimbus on an ordinary sized pencil
Adult male of Maratus splendens, a medium sized peacock spider, next to my index finger
Adult male of Maratus personatus, medium sized peacock spider, on my index finger
Adult male of Maratus neptunus, a medium sized species on my index finger
Adult male Maratus volans on my thumb nail. Definitely one of the larger species
Adult male of Maratus sarahae, one of the giants. This species and Maratus caeruleus are the largest peacock spiders
Maratus caeruleus, one of the two largest peacock spider, almost 5 mm in length, on a ruler