Hidden under the leaf litter, one tiny creature is easy to miss. It’s just a few millimeters long, and the animal is waiting for the perfect moment to reach its legs out from under a leaf and ...

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 ... This group of spiders do not use webs to catch their prey but actively hunt by day. They have large eyes and ambush small insects ...

“Huge spider alert! This is a pycnogonid,” researchers ... but reach startlingly large sizes around the poles. Screengrab from Schmidt Ocean Institute's Facebook video “Technically, they ...