Across planet Earth, the animal world is full of species perfectly adapted for life in their specific niche. From polar bears ...

This cross section through the head of a jumping spider shows off the interior structure of four of its eight eyes. Jumping spiders have the most acute vision of any terrestrial invertebrate. In fact, ...

These hairs are covered in tiny barbs. The spiders can flick them at predators as a form of self-defense. While tarantulas have eight eyes, they don't see well. "Their hairs are sensory structures ...

A new study examines the embryogenesis and eye development of the cave-dwelling spider Tegenaria pagana, providing the first detailed description of its developmental stages. By analyzing gene ...

Spiders living in caves show how tiny genetic changes can reshape vision or cause complete blindness over generations.

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 ...

The research, published in EvoDevo, examines key genetic mechanisms involved in eye formation and how they compare to other spider species. Spiders play an important role in cave ecosystems as ...