If we can get beyond our fears, spiders, beetles, caterpillars and other creepy-crawlies can make for fine family companions.

Cold temperatures and harsh weather conditions are bad news for most animals, including spiders. But these creatures aren’t ...

This jumping spider appears to be staring at you with four giant eyes, but it actually has eight eyes around the top of its cephalothorax (head and upper body). While the largest pair of eyes provides ...

Jumping spiders seem to be able to tell each other apart, putting them among just a few other invertebrates that are thought to have this skill. Recognising individuals within your species is ...

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, ...