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 ...

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 ...

This cross section through the head of a jumping spider shows off the interior structure of four of its eight eyes. Jumping spiders have the most acute vision of any terrestrial invertebrate. In fact, ...

Many lovers of spiders profess a lifelong fascination with all things creepy crawly. Heather Bruen’s affinity for spiders was borne out of necessity. Tolerance turned to acceptance, and “accidentally ...

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision. UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Elke Buschbeck ...

A new study found that jumping spiders may enter a REM sleep-like state, similar to what humans and other mammals experience. Researchers plan to continue to investigate what benefits entering such a ...