America’s largest jumping spider is a fast, visually guided predator capable of sudden directional leaps and rapid defensive strikes. Unlike web-building species, it actively stalks and closes ...

Louisiana is home to numerous different species of spiders, since the state's warm climate and diverse landscape makes for the perfect environment for the arachnids. While most spiders in Louisiana ...

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 ...