Some spiders ... and other jumping animals. The tendons in a kangaroo’s legs compress with each bound, releasing like a coiled spring to propel the kangaroo. The anatomy of these creatures ...

It explains the anatomy of spiders, including their two body parts, eight legs, and fangs used for injecting venom. The film also demonstrates how spiders spin silk to catch prey and describes ...

Females are a dull brownish gray but — like their namesake, the peacock — male sparklemuffins pull out all the stops in the ...

A collaborative research involving the University of Kerala has reported the discovery of two new species of jumping spiders belonging to the genus Epidelaxia from the Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary.

The coastal suburb of Alkimos, situated more than 40 kilometres north of Perth where the suburban frontier continues to rapidly expand, is the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider ...

A rare species of spider known as the "distinguished jumping spider" was found in the area, which was given environmental protections to restrict building. Those protections meant 1,300 homes ...

Jeremy Workman’s documentary looks back at a project that may sound like a joke but had serious underpinnings. By Alissa Wilkinson Jason Statham plays a construction worker who’s as deft at ...

The silk is pulled out either by gravity or by the spider’s legs. However, the diameter of each strand is ... waiting for unsuspecting victims to wander past. Then, they pounce. Jumping spiders ...

“When a male is showing off to attract a female, it can’t use its jumping leg to escape from predators. This makes the spider very vulnerable,” Joshi said.

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Director Wayne Maddison has uncovered 30 to 50 never-before-identified species of jumping spiders as part of a Conservation International expedition to Papua New Guinea. The ...