Many lovers of spiders profess a lifelong fascination with all things creepy crawly. Heather Bruen's affinity for spiders was borne out of necessity. Tolerance turned to acceptance, and "accidentally ...

Many lovers of spiders profess a lifelong fascination with all things creepy crawly. Heather Bruen’s affinity for spiders was borne out of necessity. Tolerance turned to acceptance, and “accidentally ...

ENGLAND -- A minuscule Hyllus diardi jumping spider has apparently learned the art of the selfie, getting up close and personal with a photographer's camera, British news agency SWNS reports. The tiny ...

A surprise guest scurried across one of ESPN's Wimbledon cameras on Wednesday during one of the matches. During Shintaro Mochizuki and Tommy Paul's second-round Wimbledon duel, a spider came from out ...

Recently, Simone, an avid student of spider behavior, told me about Betsy Matson's fascinating essay "Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception," and after I read it, I ...

There’s a lot we can learn from the way different animals see the world, whether it's a mantis shrimp inspiring a new cancer-detecting camera, electric fish that could help us see through murky waters ...

Jumping spiders are brilliant hunters, accurately leaping relatively large distances to surprise their prey. They can plan these surprise pounces just right thanks to their fantastic depth perception.