Jumping spiders are not only cute, but incredibly agile and fast. We take a look at some jumping spider species that can jump the farthest.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Jumping spiders, a family of spiders found all over the world, have ...

Spiders are pretty scary to plenty of people, but the terrifyingly large eyes of this species also set them far apart from ...

We typically think of camouflage in nature in terms of bodily coloration, enabling the species to blend in with the background and evade predators. But previous studies have documented locomotor ...

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, ...

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 seem to be able to tell each other apart, putting them among just a few other invertebrates that are thought to have this skill. Recognising individuals within your species is ...

LANDER - You say camel spider, I say wind scorpion - let's call the whole thing off. It turns out camel spiders are native to the American West - we just don't call them camel spiders. And they don't ...

A new study found that jumping spiders may enter a REM sleep-like state, similar to what humans and other mammals experience. Researchers plan to continue to investigate what benefits entering such a ...