Social media also played a large role in the peacock spider’s rise to fame when a video of a male spider performing his ritual mating dance went viral. As of December 2024, we’ve now ...

But the males become highly social during mating season. Male peacock spiders perform an intricate courtship dance to attract the attention of the females. This display involves raising their ...

It takes two to tango, but when a male peacock spider gets the attention of a potential female mate, their dance becomes a chase. In fact, the peacock spider has to simultaneously dance his way to ...