A spider this small should be easy to overlook, yet it behaves like a full-scale predator with frightening efficiency. This ...

Colyttus bilineatus, a tiny jumping spider, discovered in Assam’s Barak Valley, marking its first record in India.

Spiders are arachnids, a class of arthropods closely related to scorpions, mites, and ticks. With over 45,000 species, ...

Spiders often appear in homes for simple reasons, such as seeking shelter and food. Most of the species are not only harmless but also eat the insects in your home that you dislike.

See a baby jumping spider up close under the microscope and explore its tiny features. Donald Trump announces major change for school cafeterias Trump is threatening to attack a country that produces ...

They’re cute, curious, and won’t get off our kitchen bench. The arachnophobes have come to a decision: jumping spiders can stay. The other spiders must leave, but if a jumping spider wants to take up ...

Recently, Simone, an avid student of spider behavior, told me about Betsy Matson's fascinating essay "Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception," and after I read it, I ...

Abstract: Fluidic actuators allow versatile, agile, and powerful motions and are commonly applied in robotics and automation. Likewise, many biological systems use fluidic actuators implemented with ...

Source: Nosferattus, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons. This time of year, spiders receive a lot of attention for their creepier qualities. But Ximena Nelson, a biologist at the University of Canterbury in ...

The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an arachnophobe. For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel.

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...