The eye that moves without moving Most animals scan a scene by moving their heads or rotating their eyeballs. A jumping ...

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Despite having more eyes than us, most spiders don't actually see much detail with their world, instead using vibration, air currents, touch and taste to sense ...

Recently, Simone, an avid student of spider behavior, told me about Betsy Matson's fascinating essay "Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception," and after I read it, I ...

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa professor is trending on YouTube for her explanation of how jumping spiders can help us understand colors. School of Life Sciences Professor Megan Porter is one of ...

The science content creator Veritasium highlighted spider research at the University of Cincinnati to explain what we're learning about vision. UC College of Arts and Sciences Associate Professor ...

You might have heard that spiders are more afraid of us than we are of them. While true, such a thing likely won't reassure an arachnophobe, especially if we're talking spiders that are capable of ...

Some jumping spiders look so much like wasps that scientists named them for the predatory insects. But University of Cincinnati biologists wondered: Do these mimics really look like insect faces or is ...

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Regal jumping spiders train themselves from a young age to become masterful hunters. From the day they leave mom’s silk nest, the tiny spiderlings practice, practice, practice, using some of the best ...