WASHINGTON — What puts that sexy twinkle in a spider's eye? A mate aglow. Take away the ultraviolet portion of light, and what seemed like the arachnid version of Scarlett Johansson or Matthew ...

Spiders don't talk to each other like we do – instead they communicate using sight, touch and smell, says Sara Goodacre. One ...

Mating under ultraviolet light isn't just for ravers anymore. A report in this week's Science finds that parts of the ornate jumping spider Cosmophasis umbratica glow under UV light and arouse the ...

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 ...

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