Engineers have studied how jumping spiders see and used this unusual biological model to ...

The most important thing you must ever do when it comes to jumping spiders is to keep them away from your children, and the reason is simple: They are very cute, and once your kids get a good look at ...

Jumping spiders have tiny and relatively simple brains, but scientists are discovering they are among the smartest ...

Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape ...

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Regal jumping spiders train themselves from a young age to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom’s silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using some of the best ...

Scientists have discovered the survival secret of a brightly colored spider that mimics ants to deter predators: the imperfection of its impressions. The tiny jumping spider Siler collingwoodi lifts ...

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...

Jumping spiders, which use their four pairs of big eyes to spot prey so that they can pounce, can spend a lot of the night just hanging around—literally. The gorilla jumping spider, Evarcha arcuata, ...

Many lovers of spiders profess a lifelong fascination with all things creepy crawly. Heather Bruen’s affinity for spiders was borne out of necessity. Tolerance turned to acceptance, and “accidentally ...