they noticed a giant exoskeleton hanging from the ceiling. Instead of running back to their hotel and hiding under the covers, they decided to return that night, since they identified the spider ...

Kristin is a science journalist in New York who has lived in DC, Boston, LA, and the SF Bay Area. Most recently, Kristin worked for PBS Newshour and National Geographic writing about science and ...

In a possible affront to its fierce meat-eating relatives, one jumping ... of such spiders in Mexico and Costa Rica suggest the animals get most of their food from such plants. In the Mexican ...

Jumping spiders are the corgis of the spider world. With their tiny size and spiky hairdos, almost everyone finds them at least a little bit cute. Part of what makes them so adorable are their ...

The regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) is known for its ability to make precision leaps to pounce on prey, including insects and small invertebrates. It is one of thousands of jumping spiders ...