Kim the regal jumping spider has been trained to jump on demand Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand. The diminutive arachnid, which they nicknamed Kim, can leap six times her body ...

The aim of the research is to answer the question of why jumping spider anatomy and behaviour evolved the way it did, and secondly, to use this improved understanding of spiders to imagine a new class ...

Nina, a photographer, filmed her makeup routine as part of a standard GRWM video, but with one extraordinary difference: she was accompanied by an eight-legged co-star, a jumping spider called ...

A small spider with white and black markings and a characteristic jerky ‘start and stop’ movement. Usually found hunting on external walls and surfaces but frequently venturing indoors through open ...

Many crab spiders are brightly colored, from yellow with red patches, to white with darker markings. "Stunningly beautiful," Tyning said. 4. Jumping spiders: If there were a few arachnids that people ...

A closer look at its anatomy shows just how prepared it is for the cold ... Not even at mountain peaks can we avoid spiders, as shown by the Himalayan Jumping Spider. Taking shelter in rocky ...

Yes, spiders do sleep (or at least enter a sleep-like state that's very similar to our form of slumber). Much like us, spiders need a deep rest state to keep their brains functioning and their ...

Spiders are a food source for birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish. Bold jumping spiders (Phidippus audax) look almost cuddly, with their large eyes and hairs giving them a fuzzy appearance.

Scientific name: Bagheera kiplingi Family: Salticidae Body length: 1∕5–¼ in (5–6 mm) Notable anatomy ... and nectar-feeding ...

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the ...

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 ...

Victoria Chaffin, a legal billing specialist by day and thrash metalhead by night, sits on the puffy couch in her Denver living room, grinning as she peers into her personal spider farm.