Dear Readers, this is my favourite Christmas video. I think even the mildly arachnophobic might like it (after all, peacock spiders are about as far from those hairy-legged critters who live in the shed as I am from a marmoset).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYFQQB9vqPw
Peacock spiders are from the jumping spider family – remember this little chap? This is a fencepost jumping spider (Marpissa muscosa) who was living under the stairs on some deckchairs. He isn’t as colourful as the peacock spiders (who all live in Australia by the way, and are only the size of a grain of rice) but he is pretty cute all the same.
And if you are after some proper biological background on the peacock spiders, there’s a clip from a BBC documentary below. Beware, it features dancing, sex and violence, so it all depends what you enjoy at the festive season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qkzwG2lLPc
And so, have a wonderful day, whatever you’re up to. Tomorrow, I’ll start my look forward to 2023, but for now, I wish you whatever you hope for most, today and in the days to come.
Happy Christmas Viv and thank you for your interesting blog every day. What a clever peacock spider too !!
Thank you, Sara!
A joyous video and – for us – a day with the power on ALL day! Enjoy your Christmas!
Yay! I hope you had a great day, Anne!
Love the spider! Have a wonderful Christmas too.
And you Rosie!
Love the spider video! Hope you had a happy Christmas!
I did! Thank you, Emily!