This Spider’s Superpowers Rival Any Marvel Character

Portia spiders are endowed with some incredible superpowers. Their hunting skills are as ferocious as those of animals many ...
wtvr

How jumping spiders became the new ‘it’ pets: 'They're kind of like little robots'

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 ...
PBS

This Jumping Spider Trains Itself to Kill

Regal jumping spiders are masterful hunters with their athletic leaps, sharp fangs and lethal venom. Regal jumping spiders train themselves from childhood to become masterful hunters. From the day ...
Phys.org

Tiny splendid peacock spiders have the fastest known jump among their kin

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. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape ...
CNN

How jumping spiders became the new ‘it’ pets

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 ...
WUFT

Scared of spiders? Some former arachnophobes now are keeping jumping spiders as pets

For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel. Hayden Shea's first was caught by her boyfriend's dad. Sunday Costell ordered her first one off eBay. "I went from selling three to four a week ...