The bold jumping spider, Phidippus audax, is a common daytime spider and friend of the gardener — it’s not poisonous, and it preys on common garden pests.

But in research published in Current Biology, researchers at Cornell University found that a common species of jumping spider called Phidippus audax can actually hear from much farther away than ...

The researchers captured wild Phidippus audax, a species of jumping spider, and dabbed pairs of their eyes with green and orange paint, the arachnid version of a blindfold.In 16 spiders, the ...

The Cornell team studied Phidippus audax, the audacious or daring jumping spider, a species native to North America.When the animals were put in a box and played noises at 80 Hertz -- the same ...

Jumping Spiders are a large and diverse group of spiders that can be observed throughout the United States and Mexico. ... with the most commonly observed species being Phidippus audax, ...

The researchers captured wild Phidippus audax, a species of jumping spider, and dabbed pairs of their eyes with green and orange paint, the arachnid version of a blindfold. In 16 spiders, the ...

For the first time, a team of interdisciplinary researchers have made recordings of neurons associated with visual perception inside the poppy seed-sized brain of a jumping spider (Phidippus audax).

There are 300 species found in the United States. While they can bite—usually only when they feel threatened—jumping spiders do not generally pose harm to humans. In some cases, however, these bites ...

To sense movement, spiders use the tiny hairs on their legs to sense vibration (and spiders can ‘sense’ variations in vibration when different objects become caught in their webs).

But in research published in Current Biology, researchers at Cornell University found that a common species of jumping spider called Phidippus audax can actually hear from much farther away than ...