Jumping spiders are all the rage among entomologists, but an entire genus living in New Zealand's South Island rocky alpine regions, comprising 12 different species, has managed to evade human ...

Scientists found a new kind of previously unknown genus of jumping spiders in New Zealand's mountains. It shows there is still a lot to discover about these spiders. Under this genus, 12 new species ...

With the flick of a leg and shuffle of a foot, the jumping spiders really know how to dance a jig. And just like the best ballroom dancers, they pair their rhythmic movements with the sparkle and ...

A new genetic analysis of the jumping spider genus Flacillula has purged unrelated species and described seven new ones, all endemic to Sri Lanka. The genus had been little studied since the type ...

New to science species of Australian jumping spider was named after Hamburg-born fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld (1933-2019) after the arachnid reminded its discoverers of the designer. Intrigued by its ...

Researchers have discovered a new species of jumping spider from 'Western Ghats' in southern India, one of the biodiversity hotspots of the world. The spider, which has been named as Stenaelurillus ...

Jumping spiders were already known to see in remarkably high resolution, especially considering that their bodies are less than a centimeter long. Now, researchers have figured out how spiders in the ...

Sri Lanka has yielded up four new species of Asian jumping spiders, the first time spiders from the genus Synagelides have been recorded on the biodiversity-rich Indian Ocean island. The new species, ...