A rare species of jumping spider, Pilia malenadu, has been rediscovered after a century of absence. Females were recorded for the first time.

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What Is a Jumping Spider? It's no wonder jumping spiders are called that; they can jump 10-40 times their body length using their powerful back legs. They belong to a family of spiders called ...

Around this time of the year we tend to get a few spiders venturing indoors and I endeavour to return them safely outdoors again. On attempting to sweep this one gently into a dustpan, it jumped in an ...