This cross section through the head of a jumping spider shows off the interior structure of four of its eight eyes. Jumping spiders have the most acute vision of any terrestrial invertebrate. In fact, ...

Having the penchant to nippily scurry along, stalk, and clean up corpses of a myriad of insects, scaring the wits of anyone crossing their paths deep into the night? Leaving humans seething in ...

The woodlouse spider is easy to recognize thanks to its reddish-brown body and large, shiny jaws. It has a distinctive look, with a bulbous yellowish-beige abdomen and six eyes arranged in a ...

The woodlouse spider is easy to recognize thanks to its reddish-brown body and large, shiny jaws. It has a distinctive look, with a bulbous yellowish-beige abdomen and six eyes arranged in a ...

Spider eyes are among the most fascinating features of the animal. Although many people may think of spiders as having a single pair of eyes, the truth is rather different. The majority of spiders ...

Some jumping spiders are really colourful. Jumping spiders have amazing eyes which help them to spring from one place to the other. This one has spotted a dragonfly on a leaf, so it jumps over to ...