“These are the fastest-known arachnids so far,” Wood told Smithsonian, referring to spiders in the Mecysmaucheniid family, which are native to New Zealand and southern South America. Wood named them ...

We discovered that the splendid peacock spiders accelerated at 127.8 m/s 2 —more than twice as fast as the previous highest known acceleration in jumping spiders. This rapid acceleration may ...

Gravity-fighting Australian peacock spiders have been put through their paces in the name of science to understand how well ...

Spiders love hiding in piles of boxes, clothes, or stored items. Keep your basement organized and clutter-free by using plastic bins instead of cardboard boxes. You'll reduce the number of spiders ...

We discovered that the splendid peacock spiders accelerated at 127.8 m/s² – more than twice as fast as the previous highest known acceleration in jumping spiders. This rapid acceleration may ...