Scientists have discovered how an Australian jumping spider's semi-hydraulics allows it to speed jump long distances with ...

Related: Surprisingly-bad acting is key to jumping spider's survival During courtship, males unfold their fan — a flap on their abdomen used in courtship — and tilt it to one side. At the same ...

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 ...

Jumping spiders don’t build webs, but like their arachnid kin, they can produce silk. Some species are known to spin fine threads as they leap, presumably to stabilize takeoff and ensure a more ...