10. Whitman’s Jumping Spider. Whitman’s jumping spider has a red furry body, though its legs and underside are black. They have tiny white spines covering their legs, giving them a grey ...

These spiders are black with orange or white spots on the back of the abdomen. They are most commonly found in gardens and ...

Alias: Johnson’s jumping spider, or Red backed jumping spider. Adults are small, usually about a centimeter in length. Like most jumping spiders, they have most of their eyes facing forward and ...

Though they tend to be black, with a white blob on their back and white banding on their body, their mouthparts are typically a bright, iridescent blue. The word “bold” was attached to the species ...

For jumping spiders, the ability to see red may have evolved as a way to avoid toxic prey. But once this new world of color was available to the spiders, they put it to good use.

Jumping spiders are not dangerous to humans, ... The animal often has an orange and white spot on its abdomen. ... such as diatomaceous earth, glass cleaner, black or red pepper, ...

Learning to distinguish the color red means jumping spiders can stay alive longer and eat pests ranging from caterpillars to beetles to flies, many of which damage agricultural products. Jumping ...

This jumping spider lives in the forests of southern India and now has been identified as a new species, according to a study published Oct. 11 in the peer-reviewed journal ZooKeys.

Alias: Johnson’s jumping spider, or Red backed jumping spider. Adults are small, usually about a centimeter in length. Like most jumping spiders, they have most of their eyes facing forward and ...