jumping spider
any of several small, hairy spiders, of the family Salticidae, that stalk and jump upon their prey instead of snaring it in a web.
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There’s an unexpected parallel in a lighter story in this issue, about jumping spiders.
Looking back on science can refocus our attention | Elizabeth Quill | October 31, 2021 | Science NewsMany spiders use vibrations to communicate, and there had been a few reports that jumping spiders were among them.
Jumping spiders’ remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception | Betsy Mason | October 25, 2021 | Science NewsUsing Jakob’s eye tracker, Morehouse is testing female jumping spiders to see what interests them about the colorful, frenetic dances males use to woo them.
Jumping spiders’ remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception | Betsy Mason | October 25, 2021 | Science NewsAdd some blades of grass the size of redwood trees, and you’ve got an inkling of what the world looks like through the eight eyes of a jumping spider.
Jumping spiders’ remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception | Betsy Mason | October 25, 2021 | Science NewsThere’s even a species of jumping spider called Bagheera kiplingi that is mostly vegetarian.
Spiders can take down and feast on surprisingly big snakes | Asher Jones | July 26, 2021 | Science News For Students
I must confess to a peculiar feeling of embarrassment, almost of fear, towards a jumping spider.
Book of Monsters | David Fairchild and Marian Hubbard (Bell) FairchildThe foot of any jumping spider will show this structure well.
Spiders | Cecil Warburton
British Dictionary definitions for jumping spider
any spider of the family Salticidae, esp Attulus saltator, that catch their prey by hunting and can jump considerable distances
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