Everyone loves the world’s most famous jumping spider, Lucas. While we’ve seen this adorably animated arachnid dance, sing, and play, there’s one more thing he’s capable of: eating. The jumping spider ...

Researchers used computer vision techniques and machine learning and neural network algorithms to see if artificial intelligence properly classified images properly as spiders, wasps, praying mantises ...

A colorful jumping spider mimics multiple species of ants, and its repertoire of impressions seems to help it scare off one of its fiercest predators.

Spiders show signs of REM-like activity, raising the question: Do they dream? A team of researchers filmed jumping spiders overnight and observed behaviors that mirror rapid eye movement sleep in ...

August 11, 2022 Sweet dreams, spiders! Some arachnids may sleep similarly to humans, study finds Research shows that a certain species exhibits nighttime resting behaviors that may indicate an REM ...

I am not planning on losing her." Jumping spiders, like Nina's unusual pet - a regal jumping spider - are known for their impressive leaping abilities and curious personalities.

Their encounter marked the first time a paradise jumping spider was recorded in Indiana. While the finding was not a total surprise for volunteers — and the spider's existence had already been ...

When Findley comments to Lucas that his jump isn't very long or high Lucas ramps things up, jumping higher and longer in ever increasing death defying jumps.

Researchers in Germany monitored jumping spiders as they snoozed, and saw characteristic traits of REM sleep never observed before in invertebrates.

Spiders may experience REM sleep, often associated with dreams. Scientists studied jumping spiders, whose legs and eyes twitch during sleep.