Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects. But University of Cincinnati biologists wondered: Do these mimics really look like insect faces or is ...
IFLScience: Adorable Jumping Spiders May Be Able To Recognize And Remember Each Other
Adorable Jumping Spiders May Be Able To Recognize And Remember Each Other
New Scientist: Jumping spiders seem to recognise each other if they have met before
Jumping spiders seem to be able to tell each other apart, putting them among just a few other invertebrates that are thought to have this skill. Recognising individuals within your species is ...
Jumping spiders seem to recognise each other if they have met before
NPR: Scared of spiders? Some former arachnophobes now are keeping jumping spiders as pets
Scared of spiders? Some former arachnophobes now are keeping jumping spiders as pets
Wired: Inside the Lab Where Spiders Put on Face Paint and Fake Eyelashes (and Termites Wear Capes)
A male Habronattus pyrrithrix lives with the unenviable knowledge that he is both a potential mate and a potential meal. You see, female jumping spiders are incorrigible cannibals—if he doesn’t do ...
Inside the Lab Where Spiders Put on Face Paint and Fake Eyelashes (and Termites Wear Capes)
What Is a Jumping Spider? It's no wonder jumping spiders are called that; they can jump 10-40 times their body length using their powerful back legs. They belong to a family of spiders called ...
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 ...