Maratus tortus Otto & Hill 2018

Maratus tortus Otto & Hill 2018b

The courtship display of the M. tortus male is very unusual in that only one ornamented side of the fan is displayed to a female at a time, even when the fan is held at the center as shown here. Rotation of the fan, twisted (hence the name tortus) from one side to the other and then back again, is complicated but follows a regular pattern that is described in detail with the published description of this species.