The regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) is a fuzzy spider that's named for its incredible jumping ability and vivid ...

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the ...

The WSC, based at the Natural History Museum of Bern in the Swiss capital, said the 50,000th spider registered is the Guriurius minuano, which belongs to the Salticidae family of jumping spiders ...

A small spider with white and black markings and a characteristic jerky ‘start and stop’ movement. Usually found hunting on external walls and surfaces but frequently venturing indoors through open ...

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 ...

Cockroaches, for example, nourish their developing embryos with a milky, protein-rich fluid. And a new study, published today in Science, reveals that at least one other invertebrate species, the ...

But some spiders don't have to spin webs. This spider can jump, and so it is called a jumping spider. Some jumping spiders are really colourful. Jumping spiders have amazing eyes which help them ...

The first signs of a black widow spider bite are usually a pinprick sensation, minor swelling, redness and a target-shaped sore, Medline Plus explains. Within 15 minutes to an hour of getting the bite ...

The free-roaming spider exhibit at the London Zoo is not for the faint of heart or those who don't like arachnids, but it is fascinating.