Spiders and cats might not seem to have much in common at first glance. But spend enough time watching a regal jumping spider ...

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa professor is trending on YouTube for her explanation of how jumping spiders can help us understand colors. School of Life Sciences Professor Megan Porter is one of ...

Scientists have found two spider species never recorded in Czechia before in a salt marsh near Rakvice, and confirmed a ...

Jumping spiders (Salticidae) are a recently evolved family of spiders. They are known for their distinctive large eyes and ability to jump long distances relative to their small size. Australia has ...

This study has everything: jumping spiders; insects donning striped and solid patterns; and evolutionary lessons about predators and prey. By Jack Tamisiea The researchers started by collecting ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

The eye that moves without moving Most animals scan a scene by moving their heads or rotating their eyeballs. A jumping spider does neither. Its two large principal eyes, the forward-facing pair that ...

Earth.com highlighted a study by biologists at the University of Cincinnati that found spiders that look like wasps can fool not only other spiders but also artificial intelligence. Scientists for ...

While brain worms have made many horrifying headlines this year, the good folks at the New England Journal of Medicine offer some fresh nightmare fuel ahead of Halloween: an ear spider. And there’s a ...