Researchers used computer vision techniques and machine learning and neural network algorithms to see if artificial ...

Jumping spiders like Maratus vespa mimic wasps during courtship. Even AI mistook them for wasps over 20% of the time.

Evarcha culicivora jumping spiders, also known as vampire spiders, are picky eaters by any standards. Explaining that the arachnid's environment is swamped with insects, Ximena Nelson from the ...

Evarcha culicivora jumping spiders, also known as vampire spiders, are picky eaters by any standards. Explaining that the arachnid's environment is swamped with insects, Ximena Nelson from the ...

Many small spider species engage in a behavior known as "ballooning," in which they climb to the top of a blade of grass or some other high point and stick their spinnerets into the air.

And if the spiders can see color, the poor color-sensing in the green-UV system of most other jumping species would not be enough to explain this ability.

Male jumping spiders, unlike females, have bright and vivid coloration to attract mates. Researchers dimmed the back stripes of males using foundation powder under a microscope.

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 ...

Spider milk may sound like a fictional ingredient you would find in Professor Snape’s potions class à la Harry Potter, but scientists in China have found at least one species of real-world ...

Inside of jumping like most jumping spiders, S. collingwoodi scuttle around like ants. They raise their front legs to mimic an ant’s antennae, bob their abdomens, and lift their legs to walk ...

That’s where jumping spiders come in. With more than 6,500 species found worldwide, jumping spiders are voracious arachnids that feed on just about any invertebrate they come across.

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.