The ground-dwelling jumping spider is a fearsome beast. It can scale vertical surfaces with ease and spring 25 times its body length to nab prey. Its legs are the eight crucial tools responsible ...

Opinions expressed by Forbes Contributors are their own. I write about the world of biology. There are over 45,000 species of spiders in existence, but here are three that are guaranteed to ..

Holding a net stretched between its four front legs, it springs down onto the ground to ensnare insect prey, making use of its hypersensitive, night-vision eyes—the largest of any spider, at nearly 5 ...