OK, a lot of people don't like arachnids. But c'mon, these little guys are simply stunning.
Seven new peacock spiders have been described in the journal Zootaxa.
And just like their cousins in the Maratus genus, they all live in Australia and they all feature those amazing iridescent colours that the males will flaunt during courtship.
The man behind the descriptions is Museums Victoria's Joseph Schubert, a 22-year-old peacock spider specialist.
He's now written up 12 of the 85 known species in this group. He often gets sent specimens to identify, but also conducts fieldwork.
More information: https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-52075609
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