Measuring no bigger than 0.2 inches (2.5 centimeters), the sparklemuffin peacock spider is, arguably, one of the cutest ...

"Spiders do not usually run towards people when they sense danger. This would be like humans running towards something like ...

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 ...

Insecticides may be more toxic to common spiders than previously thought. Copper jumping spiders play an important role in controlling pests in fields. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not ...

Gravity-fighting Australian peacock spiders have been put through their paces in the name of science to understand how well ...

This story appears in the December 2011 issue of National Geographic magazine. Spiders in Focus Jumping spiders are ornamental and agile, widespread and harmless. Yet like many spiders ...

Male jumping spiders also jump to escape from cannibalistic females and competing males. So they are under tremendous pressure to jump efficiently and rapidly. We studied the jumping abilities of ...

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 ...