Scientists have discovered how an Australian jumping spider's semi-hydraulics allows it to speed jump long distances with precision while experiencing g-forces higher than those of fighter pilots.

The peacock jumping spider, also known as Maratus volans, has earned a reputation as the world’s cutest spider. This furry arachnid is a friend to all, and it has the dance moves to prove it. While ...

Peacock Spider. Image by Jean and Fred Hort, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Spiders are fascinating creatures, and ...

1. Flea Up to 8 inches – Can jump up to 200 times their body length. – Females lay up to 50 eggs daily. 2. Jumping Spider Up to 6.3 inches – Stalks and pounces on prey instead of using webs. – Can ...

This year’s event will be the 24th in the series. The fights involve males of Carrhotus xanthogramma, a jumping spider species about 1 centimeter in length that becomes aggressive when hunting ...

Andrew Garfield has not hid his desire to return as Spider-Man in a fourth movie following 2012’s “The Amazing Spider-Man,” 2014’s “Amazing Spider-Man 2” and 2021’s “Spider-Man: ...

From left, Andrew, Thalia and Claira Looney learn about the different types of rocks by “excavating” them during Marietta’s Earth Day celebration on Saturday. (Photo by Gwen Sour) MARIETTA ...

In an editorial for The Telegraph, Sir Keir suggested that plans for 15,000 new homes near Ebbsfleet had been blocked due to the discovery of a colony of the Critically Endangered Distinguished ...

(Photo by Gwen Sour) Ebony, the jumping spider, poses for the camera during the Marietta Earth Day celebration on Saturday. Exhibits ranged from wildlife showcases, including birds of prey and ...

The coastal suburb of Alkimos, situated more than 40 kilometres north of Perth where the suburban frontier continues to rapidly expand, is the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider ...