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 ...

Spiders are pretty scary to plenty of people, but the terrifyingly large eyes of this species also set them far apart from ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

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 ...

Spiders? They're just like us! Well, at least they may be when it comes to their sleeping habits. A new study of jumping spiders found evidence that the small invertebrates may experience an REM sleep ...

I'm ready for my close-up, Mr. DeMille. 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 ...

With their big eyes, furry legs and exotic colors, jumping spiders are described as some of the most adorable arachnids – but members of its more than 5,000 species are amazing in other ways, too.

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 ...