Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape ...

This jumping spider appears to be staring at you with four giant eyes, but it actually has eight eyes around the top of its cephalothorax (head and upper body). While the largest pair of eyes provides ...

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 ...

Regal jumping spiders are masterful hunters with their athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom. Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters. From the day ...

New Zealand is home to some impressive and sometimes scary creatures. Thanks to its isolation from other locations, animals have evolved to become unlike any others on the planet. These endemic ...

Jumping spiders are becoming increasingly popular as pets, because, well, just look at them. They are adorable. For some reason, in this video, a spider's human decided to put a drop of water on its ...