Bold jumping spiders are small hunters known for their excellent eyesight and rapid jumping ability. Unlike many spiders, they do not rely on webs to catch prey and instead stalk insects before ...

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Spiders are referred to as "colonizers" in ecological terms and are often the first animal species to inhabit newly formed oceanic islands and other areas which have been disturbed by floods, fires, ...

Biologists have discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision. Biologists at the University of Cincinnati discovered that underfed jumping spiders ...

Many of us avoid close encounters of the eight-legged kind, but if you've ever come eye to eye with a spider, you've probably noticed they have several more eyes than we do: most have four pairs. What ...

Biologists at the University of Cincinnati discovered that underfed jumping spiders lose light-sensitive cells that are key to their vision. UC College of Arts and Sciences Professor Elke Buschbeck ...