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.

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 ...

Jumping spiders have REM-like twitches when they sleep, ... who researches bee sleep at the University of Wisconsin–La Crosse and was not directly involved in Rößler’s work.

Scientists were exploring Salonga National Park, searching for salticids, a type of jumping spider, according to a study published Jan. 11 in the journal Zootaxa.

The new species was named the “glossy jumping spider” after its iridescent scales. Caleb JTD, Parag A, Datta-Roy A Zoosystematics and Evolution Ayush Parag has spent a lot of time in the ...

Spiders have a keen sense of sight, but once they begin to starve they also start to go blind. Biologists made the startling discovery while studying the eyes of bold jumping spiders (Phidippus ...

The jumping spider may even be able to expand its habitat this way. To test this idea, the researchers collected S. collingwoodi, a non-mimicking jumping spider and five ant species from locations ...

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 ...