Many lovers of spiders profess a lifelong fascination with all things creepy crawly. Heather Bruen’s affinity for spiders was borne out of necessity. Tolerance turned to acceptance, and “accidentally ...

The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an ...

Jumping spiders, which use their four pairs of big eyes to spot prey so that they can pounce, can spend a lot of the night just hanging around—literally. The gorilla jumping spider, Evarcha arcuata, ...

Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects. Subscribe to our newsletter for the latest sci-tech news updates. But University of Cincinnati ...

The jumping spider pet market is booming, particularly with women. And for many, the journey to spider enthusiast began as an arachnophobe. For Emily Hess, it was a Phidippus regius named Gretel.