"Poison: if you eat it, you get harmed. Venom: if it bites/stings you, you get harmed." ...

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 ...

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

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 ...

Celine Tails teaches how to properly care for a group of energetic jumping spider animals.

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 ...

Wolf spiders are capable of making hiss-like sounds, so it's possible to hear one before seeing it. Credit: Courtesy of Griffin Dill This story was originally published in September 2021. Not every ...

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 ...

Regal jumping spiders are masterful hunters with their athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom. Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters. From the day ...