(via Deep Look) Regal jumping spiders train themselves from a young age to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom’s silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using ...

Spiders are often treated as simple ambush predators, reacting only to what touches a web or wanders too close. Research over the past two decades has complicated that picture. Some spiders plan ...

Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape ...

Many spiders rely on camouflage to survive and catch prey. Audubon just wrapped up our first week of summer day camp, which means I spent a decent amount of time outside with 8 – 11-year-olds ...

Jumping spiders seem to use a part of the eye that contains out-of-focus images to assess distances. Could it help us build a better robot?