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 ...

The vegetarian spider! Bagheera kiplingi is a species of jumping spider (also known as Salticidae) found in Central America, ...

The WSC, based at the Natural History Museum of Bern in the Swiss capital, said the 50,000th spider registered is the Guriurius minuano, which belongs to the Salticidae family of jumping spiders ...

Spiders in Focus Jumping spiders are ornamental and agile ... escort one inside for a shoot before releasing it again. The Salticidae family has hardly changed over millions of years.

Kim the regal jumping spider has been trained to jump on demand Scientists have trained a spider to jump on demand. The diminutive arachnid, which they nicknamed Kim, can leap six times her body ...