Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to ...

Ajay Narendra receives funding from Australian Research Council. Jumping spiders – one of the largest spider families – get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey ...

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

“While there are absolutely some cave-dwelling fungi that are problematic for humans, this is part of a group of fungi that ...

New research has tracked Australia's peacock spiders making the fastest-known jumps in a spider, experiencing forces higher than fighter pilots while ...

A small colony of endangered spiders has halted the development of more than a thousand new homes in a blow to the Government ...

A sprawling 'garden city' development totalling 15,000 homes in Kent has been brought to a halt due to a small colony of ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) 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.

Researchers have examined the remarkable jumping abilities of male and female Australian peacock spiders, revealing sex-specific differences. These spiders use a unique semi-hydraulic system to jump, ...