A Natural History of the World's Spiders," author Ximena Nelson examines three species of spider with unusual diets — plants, ...

"Flying" venomous Joro spiders were spotted for the first time in this state. Read about the problems they can cause.

Kim the regal jumping spider has been trained to jump on demand Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand. The diminutive arachnid, which they nicknamed Kim, can leap six times her body ...

An injured man fled a shooter by jumping on a garbage truck that was driving by, Tennessee authorities said. At about 5 p.m. Sept. 3, the 20-year-old man was seen speaking with another man in the ...

The aim of the research is to answer the question of why jumping spider anatomy and behaviour evolved the way it did, and secondly, to use this improved understanding of spiders to imagine a new class ...

A small spider with white and black markings and a characteristic jerky ‘start and stop’ movement. Usually found hunting on external walls and surfaces but frequently venturing indoors through open ...

Because of their size, wolf spiders are often mistaken for an escaped pet tarantula. Jumping spiders are known for -- you guessed it -- jumping. They pounce on their prey. They are predators ...

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the ...

The eyes are windows into the mind, and this research into what jumping spiders look at and why required a clever device that performs eye tracking, but for jumping spiders. The eyesight of these ...

Because of their size, wolf spiders are often mistaken for an escaped pet tarantula. Jumping spiders are known for -- you guessed it -- jumping. They pounce on their prey. They are predators ...