The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an ...

Jumping spiders are crafty hunters, but sometimes they need their own disguise to avoid their own predators. Biologist Alexis Dodson studies Synemosyna formica, a species of jumping spider that avoids ...

In this thrilling video, we explore the breathtaking feat of jumping from the highest point in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 on the ...

The HERPS Exotic Reptile and Pet Expo in Abilene excelled with examples for confronting one's fears of all things slimy, ...

There are several creatures that are considered hitchhikers in the animal kingdom. Some critters are small and nearly invisible, while others are some of the strangest animals ever discovered. One ...

Spiders are not associated with sound perception because they do not possess eardrums. To sense movement, spiders use the tiny hairs on their legs to sense vibration (and spiders can ‘sense’ ...

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 ...