Jumping spiders are pretty incredible creatures. A typical jumping spider is only about half an inch long, yet they can jump around half a foot or more in distance, several times the length of their ...

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In what is tantamount to every arachnophobia's worst nightmare, scientists have managed to train a spider to jump on command. The rest of this article is behind a paywall. Please sign in or subscribe ...

Spiders often make people jump but a bunch of clever scientists have managed to train one to jump on demand. Researchers managed to teach the spider – nicknamed Kim – to jump from different heights ...

Kim belongs to Phidippus regius, or "Regal jumping spider," a large species of jumping spiders that are found worldwide. These arachnids hunt actively instead of catching their prey in a web. They are ...

May 8 (UPI) --For the first time, scientists have trained a spider to jump at different distances and different heights. The feat allowed scientists to study the spider's jumping abilities and ...

Appearance: Varies by species, but they're often small and fuzzy and have two shiny large eyes in the the middle of what humans would call a forehead. Habitat: Found worldwide, except Antarctica and ...

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 ...

Scientists have unlocked the secrets of how some predatory spiders catch their prey whilst hunting by successfully training one to jump different distances and heights for the first time. Scientists ...

Jumping spiders have distinct eyes and fur markings that will help you spot them. Getting rid of them entails a few essential ...

If you’re afraid of spiders, a new study published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports might not come as welcome news. Researchers at the University of Manchester have trained a regal jumping ...

Scientists in England trained a tiny spider to jump on command, but they didn’t do it just for the bragging rights. The University of Manchester researchers trained the spider, a cute little arachnid ...