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 ...

Whether it’s a sudden dash across the garage or a silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people — and University of Nebraska–Lincoln researche ...

This jumping spider appears to be staring at you with four giant eyes, but it actually has eight eyes around the top of its cephalothorax (head and upper body). While the largest pair of eyes provides ...

Whether it's a sudden dash across the garage or silhouette in a backyard web, spiders evoke fear in many people. But ...

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 ...

Recently, Simone, an avid student of spider behavior, told me about Betsy Matson's fascinating essay "Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception," and after I read it, I ...

If you've ever seen a close-up photo of a jumping spider, you'll know they're the cute ones. Many fit on the tip of a finger and sport fuzzy, colorful bodies and big eyes. They're quite amazing, said ...

Our sleep is marked by cycles of distinct brain activity. The most well-known of these is probably rapid eye movement, or REM sleep, which is characterized by loss of muscle control leading to ...

Spiders? They're just like us! Well, at least they may be when it comes to their sleeping habits. A new study of jumping spiders found evidence that the small invertebrates may experience an REM sleep ...