A male peacock jumping spider must dance for his life. The male peacock jumping spider must dance for his life. In order to woo a female and avoid being eaten, he performs an intricate dance using a ...

Male wolf spiders (Schizocosa stridulans) that improvise intricate dance moves are big winners in the mating game, wooing females with showstopping tap routines. Now, new research finds that the more ...

TO ATTRACT a mate, male wolf spiders wave their front legs in a display that, unfortunately for them, also attracts the attention of predators. Now it seems the risky nature of this manoevre might be ...

Male jumping spiders are not what you’d call picky. In fact, the tiny arachnids try to court every female they see—even when she's a different species. But boldness has its costs. Female jumping ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - A Sydney scientist has discovered seven new species of the tiny Australian peacock spider - a spectacularly coloured, three-millimetre arachnid that dances to attract a female mate.