Can dance ever be a matter of life or death? Yes, for a peacock jumping spider, it is. It has to impress its female mate with its dancing—and if she isn't impressed, it could be deadly. Read on to ...

Peacock jumping spiders are known for their vibrant displays while dancing, but these moves come with a fatal risk.

An Aussie park ranger has stumbled upon an “exciting” new discovery while going about their daily routine. The ACT Parks and ...

Slovenia's Domen Prevc broke the men's ski jumping world record with a mark of 254.5 metres during the 2024-25 World Cup in Planica on Sunday. Prevc, who won the men's large hill event at the ...

To become a stealthy predator and to avoid becoming prey, some spiders have evolved to look like a completely different species.

is the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider species Maratus yanchep. But it could be "only a matter of weeks before the land these spiders call home is reduced to sand" as the next ...

WAtoday revealed last year that the only known habitat of the peacock jumping spider species Maratus yanchep was just 20 metres from Peet’s Elavale estate, putting it at high risk of extinction.

Beaty Biodiversity Museum Director Wayne Maddison has uncovered 30 to 50 never-before-identified species of jumping spiders as part of a Conservation International expedition to Papua New Guinea. The ...

The H5N1 strain has already proved adept at jumping between species, having spread to mammals including foxes, bears, raccoons and seals in America alongside over 60 other human cases. DEFRA has ...

Thanks to conservation efforts, a once-rare giant spider is making an extraordinary return across ... scientists hope similar success stories will unfold for other endangered species, paving the way ...

Researchers have found evidence that a common North American spider species alters its webs to deal with urban noise pollution. By Joshua Rapp Learn There’s nothing worse than a noisy neighbor ...

Species that exhibit deep-sea gigantism include the colossal squid, the big red jellyfish, the deepwater stingray, and the blob octopus. Sea spider imaged at 1,122m below sea level (NOAA ...