"The usual advice is that any large, black spider should be treated with caution ... Badumna belongs to a separate infraorder that includes orb, jumping, huntsman and wolf spiders.

These jumping spiders were discovered as ... Otto believes there could still be many more species of peacock spider out there. "Despite the large number of species we have discovered just in ...

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.

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 ...

They frequently enter homes through open windows, chimneys or gaps beneath doors. A large spider with a brown cephalothorax (the fused head and thorax) and a tan-coloured abdomen that often has a ...

WAtoday revealed last year that the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider species Maratus yanchep was just 20 metres from Peet’s Elavale estate, putting it at high risk of extinction.

Conservation charities have accused Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer of making "misleading" claims that rare spiders had stopped a new town from being built. Sir Keir has spoken about what he ...