For "dancing spiders," these courtship displays are not just about looks. They're also a test of the male's coordination and stamina. If the female is impressed, she'll mate with the male.

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 ...

Singer Suki Waterhouse named her 2024 album "Memoir of a Sparklemuffin," inspired by the lore that female spiders will eat male spiders if they are unimpressed by their courtship dance. Let's take a ...

and follows a video released a year ago that showed adults dancing with their baby-sized reflections. The Spiderman video was done by the agency BETC Paris and helps promote The Amazing Spider-Man ...