Typically, a jumping spider will only bite when it’s being crushed or threatened. According to the University of California Davis, these bites are considered less severe than a bee sting, and ...

Jumping spiders represent over 4000 species of spiders across the world. ... They generally hurt less than a bee sting. If you are bitten, wash the affected area with water and soap.

With the planet’s natural bee population in the grip of an alarming die-off, ... HERIC, FRANCE - AUGUST 2015: The phidippus regis, or regal jumping spider, is the largest spices of ...

(Watch a jumping spider stalk a bee.) Menda says that this work will open up all kinds of questions for scientists. He looks at how processes in the brain produce certain behaviors in animals.

Jumping spiders are so small that they don’t even come close to ranking among the most venomous spiders. If a jumping spider did bite you, the feeling will be weaker than a bee sting ...

The spider's resemblance to ants is so terrifying to other, ordinary jumping spiders that in addition to avoiding predation, M. melanotarsa uses its antlike appearance to capture prey.

Jumping robot spiders and swarms of robotic bees sounds like the stuff of science fiction, but researchers at The University of Manchester are already working on such projects and aiming to lead the ...

With its brilliant blue mask and flashy dance moves, a newly named species of peacock spider looks like it's ready for a night on the town. Naturalist David Knowles first found Maratus personatus ...

A zebra jumping spider was also recorded as enthusiasts took part in an annual event to document nature. Martin Willis, from the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust, said: “We’re really pleased ...