Regal jumpers, a type of jumping spider, appear to be less interested in each other if they have met before, suggesting that the arachnids recognise individuals within their species ...

The average lifespan of a jumping spider is between six months to two years in the wild. However, in captivity, jumping spiders can live up to three years – so fingers crossed for Jan that she has a ...

Life Some insects disguise themselves as spiders to avoid getting eaten Several species of flies, moths and planthoppers look so much like their jumping spider enemies that they fool an image ...

Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects. But University of Cincinnati biologists wondered: Do these mimics really look like insect faces ...

Sprout the jumping spider was an accidental acquisition by this RVing couple—they didn’t pick him up at a pet store. Rather, he wandered in the open window of their converted bus one day and ...

He also made an appeal on the spider's behalf, noting, "Like 99.95 percent of the world's >50,000 species of spiders, jumping spiders are not dangerous." Nyffeler agreed, noting that jumping ...

If you've ever seen a close-up photo of a jumping spider, you'll know they're the cute ones. Many fit on the tip of a finger and sport fuzzy, colorful bodies and big eyes. They're quite amazing ...

Jumping spiders may enter a REM sleep-like state similar to humans, a new study suggests, prompting experts to theorize what they can experience in such a paralyzed state.

"This species has been documented in surrounding states but somehow slipped through the cracks of Indiana records," Venable said in a statement about the encounter. "In fact, Dr. Marc Milne, professor ...