Two very different types of spiders spotted in the region

If it were possible for a spider to be cute, then this one is adorable. Scott Williams sent in a picture of a tiny arachnid ...
Indiatimes

Two new jumping spider species discovered in Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra

India has two new species of jumping spiders that were recently discovered. Researchers have found these species in both dryland and urban park habitats, showing that there are still many unknown ...
IFLScience

New Jumping Spider Genus Discovered In New Zealand, And It’s Got Some Real Characters

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 ...
Miami Herald

Jumping creature spins ‘sheets of web’ and tucks self in at night. It’s a new species

Researchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo discovered three new species of jumping spiders, according to a new study. Brogan L Pett While sorting through leaves littering a forest floor in the ...
New Scientist

Jumping spiders seem to recognise each other if they have met before

Jumping spiders seem to be able to tell each other apart, putting them among just a few other invertebrates that are thought to have this skill. Recognising individuals within your species is ...
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Female Jumping Spiders Of Two Species Prefer The Sexy Red Males Of One, Leading To Hybridization

The jumping spider genus Habronattus consists of around 100 species that all diverged from each other within the last 2.5 million years. To breed, the males typically perform displays involving ...
IFLScience

Adorable Jumping Spiders May Be Able To Recognize And Remember Each Other

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 ...
The New York Times

Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but These Termites Did for Science

This study has everything: jumping spiders; insects donning striped and solid patterns; and evolutionary lessons about predators and prey. By Jack Tamisiea The researchers started by collecting ...

This Spider’s Superpowers Rival Any Marvel Character

Portia spiders are endowed with some incredible superpowers. Their hunting skills are as ferocious as those of animals many ...
WUFT

Scared of spiders? Some former arachnophobes now are keeping jumping spiders as pets

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...
The Union

Jumping spiders on Critter Chat: March 4 at 6:30 p.m. on KVMR

What is it about Jumping spiders that have people intrigued? Is it their big beguiling eyes that look back at you, or their furry bodies? The entertaining way they stand on garden hoses waving their ...