Florida is home to some of the most fascinating creatures found in North America, from manatees to roseate spoonbills. Still, some of its most incredible creatures are often the ones hidden right ...

Jumping spiders are intelligent, entertaining pets. Nate Morehouse, a visual ecologist and associate professor at the University of Cincinnati, has long been fascinated by the diminutive jumping ...

At first she couldn’t stand them — their creepy eight-legged walk-and-stalk, that haunting gaze and garish, hairy body. But living in Florida, where the regal jumping spider is native and ...

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 ...

There are 300 species found in the United States. While they can bite—usually only when they feel threatened—jumping spiders do not generally pose harm to humans. In some cases, however, these bites ...

Researchers said male spiders have a brown body covered with five “distinctive” spots of white bristles forming a “wide U-shape” and some fluorescent patches.

This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill. Season 12 Episode 3 | 4m 47s Video has Closed Captions | CC. Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters.

A tiny jumping spider seen on iNaturalist was identified as a new species in leaf litter in southern India. ... has a brown body with white hairs, according to the study. The thorax, ...

Every jumping spider must learn to stalk and pounce — they don’t use a web to catch prey. To make the next generation of killers-in-training, she’ll need a mate. A male arrives in formal attire — jet ...

Jumping spiders have high-resolution color vision, which they see with their principal, forward-facing eyes. (They also have side eyes for black-and-white vision.) ...

With more than 6,500 species found worldwide, jumping spiders are voracious arachnids that feed on just about any invertebrate they come across. They also possess diverse visual capabilities.