Jumping Spider Up to 6.3 inches – Stalks and pounces on prey instead ... Bharal Exceptional leapers in high Himalayas – Native to several Asian countries. – Also known as the blue sheep. 8. Red ...

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.

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Director Wayne Maddison has uncovered 30 to 50 never-before-identified species of jumping spiders as part of a Conservation International expedition to Papua New Guinea. The ...

If you buy through a BGR link, we may earn an affiliate commission, helping support our expert product labs. The Joro spider is spreading across the southeastern United States and it isn’t ...

Jumping spiders don’t build webs, but like their arachnid kin, they can produce silk. Some species are known to spin fine threads as they leap, presumably to stabilize takeoff and ensure a more ...

The eyes are windows into the mind, and this research into what jumping spiders look at and why required a clever device that performs eye tracking, but for jumping spiders. The eyesight of these ...

New York has a variety of spiders, but none dangerously poisonous to humans such as the Black Widow or Brown Recluse. This slideshow features those spiders commonly found in this state.