An amateur naturalist from the United States discovered 7 new peacock spiders (Photo, Video)

Arachnophil Joseph Schubert over the past year has discovered seven new spiders of the Maratus squad - insects known for their psychedelic color schemes and bizarre mating dances.

Peacock spiders, despite their coloring, are completely harmless. Their size rarely exceeds 5 mm and without a microscope they look like tiny brown dots, and their brightness is visible only in the lens.

New species come mainly from Western Australia: Maratus azureus, Maratus constellatus, Maratus laurenae, Maratus noggerup, and Maratus suae. Spiders Maratus Volpei live in South Australia, and Maratus inaquosus live in Southeast Australia.