Photomacrograph of a jumping spider (unknown species) viewed from above. Jumping spiders (Salticidae) have 8 eyes, 4 of which are arranged in a row on the front or 'face' of the spider. The central ...

The jumping spiders, or the Salticidae, are a family of over 600 separate genera and over 6,000 separate species of spider.

Recent discoveries of new creatures have expanded our understanding of global biodiversity. From the record-breaking Hercules spider found in Australian grasslands, to the peculiarly adorned Garvale ...

A species of spider, previously unknown to science, has been found in the grounds of a university campus in Cornwall. The small jumping arachnid was discovered in 2023 during an annual nature ...

Several of the tiny jumping spiders (4mm long), along with 500 other species, were collected during the annual BioBlitz nature survey last year at the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus ...

The researchers trained the spider, which they nicknamed Kim, to jump different heights and distances on a manmade platform in a laboratory environment. Kim belongs to a species of jumping arachnid ...

Here Dr Nabawy explains why micro robots really aren’t anything to worry about and, instead, could be the revolution in robotics that spearheads the next generation in manufacturing technology: ‘For ...

“I was ready to go but it’s been a really wild experience,” the broadcaster admitted during a sit down interview with Ant and ...