Scared of spiders? Some former arachnophobes now are keeping jumping spiders as pets

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

Some insects disguise themselves as spiders to avoid getting eaten

Some moths and flies disguise themselves as the jumping spiders that eat them – and the trick is highly convincing when viewed from a predator’s perspective. This might allow such prey to escape ...
Popular Science

This spider pretends to be an ant, but not well enough to avoid being eaten

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. If Spiderman and Antman took their DNA and mixed it together in a ...
WTHR

Adorably fuzzy jumping spider sighted for the first time in Indiana

NEWTON COUNTY, Ind. — Though researchers scoured grasslands at Kankakee Sands in the hopes of finding one, it wasn’t until they checked a portion of prairielands on the property’s eastern edge that ...