NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. — Though researchers scoured grasslands at Kankakee Sands in the hopes of finding one, it wasn’t until they checked a portion of prairielands on the property’s eastern edge that ...

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 ...

The authors concluded that this species of jumping spider relies on a combination of imperfect ant mimicry and coloration camouflage to ward off predators. DOI: iScience, 2023. 10.1016/j.isci.2023 ...

Regal jumping spiders are masterful hunters with their athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom. Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters. From the day ...

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.

The jumping spider Toxeus magnus lives in China and Taiwan. Its appearance mimics that of an ant, but it’s parental behavior is surprisingly mammalian.

That dream might be an arachnophobe's nightmare. But whether it comes true, it’s clear that Kim — a regal jumping spider about the size of a thumbnail — is a good jumper. High-speed video ...

Prolonged milk provisioning in a jumping spider. Science, 2018; DOI: 10.1126/science.aat3692 ...