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 ...

Two newly discovered jumping spiders from Meghalaya highlight Northeast India’s hidden biodiversity, revealing how limited exploration still is and why scientists believe many more species remain ...

Renowned for their quick reflexes, jumping spiders exhibit a unique predatory strategy, actively stalking and pouncing on ...

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 ...

Even if you get a little uneasy around spiders, there’s something undeniably charming about jumping spiders. With their big eyes, curious stares, and lively movements, these tiny acrobats have a way ...

Most creatures rely on pigments to see color, but jumping spiders take it a step further. They combine layered retinas, UV sensitivity, and special filtering techniques to process light in ways humans ...

Scientists from the Zoological Survey of India have discovered two new species of jumping spiders in Meghalaya. The species, ...

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, ...

This jumping spider appears to be staring at you with four giant eyes, but it actually has eight eyes around the top of its cephalothorax (head and upper body). While the largest pair of eyes provides ...