The sparklemuffin peacock spider (Maratus jactatus) is a tiny spider that lives up to its vivacious name. This dazzling arachnid was given its moniker in 2015 by UC Berkeley PhD student Maddie Girard ...

Bagheera kiplingi is a species of jumping spider (also known as Salticidae ... It has a reddish-brown cephalothorax with the ...

"And then she can time her jumping performance at take-off to execute a jump that is optimal in terms of energy demand." The scientists recruited a number of female spiders for their work ...