The word "bold" was attached to the species back in the 1840s, when an arachnologist described the spider, now named ...

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 ...

The researchers trained the spider, which they nicknamed Kim, to jump different heights and distances on a manmade platform in a laboratory environment. Kim belongs to a species of jumping arachnid ...

‘For our robotic spiders research we are looking at a specific species of jumping spider called Phidippus regius. We have trained it to jump different distances and heights, recording the spider’s ...

The most common type of jumping spider found in the United States is known as the Orchard Spider, or more officially, ...

Spiders in Focus Jumping spiders are ornamental and agile ... where I spied this thumbnail-size Phidippus putnami (above). Now that I know where they are—their silhouettes are often visible ...