It's not just the dazzling colours and slick moves of Australia's dancing spiders that make them special. There are more than 100 different species of the peacock spider, whereas most animals have ...

The peacock jumping spider, also known as Maratus volans, has earned a reputation as the world's cutest spider. This furry arachnid is a friend to all, and it has the dance moves to prove it. While ...

If you notice a tiny, strikingly colored spider performing an elaborate courtship dance, you may have seen your first peacock spider. As Perth's suburbs sprawl ever further north and south, it means ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford. Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in ...

Take a walk in French Guiana’s tropical rainforests, and you’ll encounter giant spiderwebs longer than a school bus. Inside, thousands of tiny, quarter-inch-long spiders wait for their prey to be ...