Instead of spinning a web and waiting for an insect to get trapped in it, jumping spiders go hunting during daytime. They use those two big front-facing eyes to focus on prey, akin to a pair of ...

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True to their name, jumping spiders hunt like cats and catch their victims by pouncing on them. Jumping spiders’ vision is better than that of most other spiders or insects; they use it in courtship, ...

Regal jumping spiders train themselves from a young age to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom’s silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using some of the best ...

After a long day of hunting down prey or showing off to potential mates, jumping spiders typically slip into their snug silk hammocks for the night. This is how most of these tiny arachnids spend ...

Researchers found jumping spiders, known for their acrobatic hunting, exhibiting signs of R.E.M. sleep, but it is unknown whether they dream, or even sleep.

Here are five intriguing Kansas creatures, including the armyworm, mudpuppy, eastern Hercules beetle, bold jumping spider and Wilson's snipe.

Dining on bloodsucking mosquitoes, the jumping spiders are in a roundabout way feeding on blood. It now turns out this vampire-by-proxy diet is sexy for the arachnids.

COLOMBO — With two large eyes on a flat rectangular face, and six more eyes around the head, jumping spiders from the Salticidae family can look a bit alien, even by arachnid standards. But all ...

Regal jumping spiders are masterful hunters with their athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom.