I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)

“I arrived in Perth and bought a foam mattress for the back of my car – my bed for half of the trip. I stocked up on tinned food, and I headed north in search of these tiny eight-legged gems.”

Seven New Species of Australian Peacock Spiders Discovered, Biology

5 new species of colorful spiders discovered in Australia

I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected 7 new species (and named one after the starry night sky)

One of these underrated animals should be Australia's 2032 Olympic mascot. Which would you choose?

I travelled Australia looking for peacock spiders, and collected seven new species - ABC News

A Field Guide to Spiders of Australia - Whyte, Robert, Anderson, Greg, 9780643107076

Peacock spiders: 7 new types of spider discovered in Australia

Just because Australia needed more species of spider

Peacock spider that looks like Vincent van Gogh's 'Starry Night' masterpiece discovered by scientists

5 new species of colorful spiders discovered in Australia