The regal jumping spider (Phidippus regius) is known for its ability to make precision leaps to pounce on prey, including insects and small invertebrates. It is one of thousands of jumping spiders ...

“You’ve got a better chance of winning the Powerball than having a spider fall in your mouth while you’re sleeping,” Floyd ...

The WSC, based at the Natural History Museum of Bern in the Swiss capital, said the 50,000th spider registered is the Guriurius minuano, which belongs to the Salticidae family of jumping spiders ...