When Devi Priyadarshini opened the image on her screen, she halted everything she was doing. High in the Indian Himalayas a tiny spider with a bright red grin across its back stared back at her from ...

Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to hunt prey, to navigate and also to evade predators. Male jumping spiders also jump to escape ...

Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the University of Southampton, and specializes in animal behavior, evolution, palaeontology, and the environment. Rachael has a degree in Zoology from the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was found in Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, a well-studied region still revealing new species. Scientists know little about ...

There's more than one way a spider can spin its web. Some construct large vertical orb webs, while others build horizontal sheet webs or tangled cobwebs that ensnare crawling insects. There's also ...