Tuning in to the sensory bristles that swathe their bodies, jumping spiders are able to sense sound waves from distances as ...

A jumping spider captures prey. This image relates to a paper that appeared in the Jan. 27, 2012, issue of Science, published by AAAS. The paper, by T. Nagata at Osaka City University in Osaka ...

They found the spider used different jumping strategies, including a faster, lower trajectory for speed and accuracy, but, at other times, more energy-efficient jumps over a longer distance.