When the 18th-century biologist Carl Linnaeus classified a group of animals as “mammals,” he based the name on one key characteristic—mammary glands, from which females produce milk to feed their ...

Millennials get a bad rap for living with their parents into adulthood, but maybe now jumping spiders will take the heat. Not only do they live at home until they’re nearly adults, but they nurse from ...

The strangest thing about Toxeus magnus jumping spiders is not their resemblance to ants, though it’s a great impression — skinny legs and all. Spilling their most amazing secret requires a little ...

Spiders appear to have a lot more in common with cows, goats, and other mammals than we think. A study from the Chinese Academy of Sciences found a jumping spider that produces its own milk, nursing ...

Nursing at the teat is generally seen as a mammalian trait – shared by humans, cows and cats alike – but it turns out spiders do it too. At least that’s the case with Toxeus Magnus, a type of jumping ...

A colorful jumping spider mimics multiple species of ants, and its repertoire of impressions seems to help it scare off one of its fiercest predators. By Sam Jones Siler collingwoodi is a spider that ...

If you've ever seen a close-up photo of a jumping spider, you'll know they're the cute ones. Many fit on the tip of a finger and sport fuzzy, colorful bodies and big eyes. They're quite amazing, said ...

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, published by the Ecological Society of America, pushes the boundaries of traditional research journal publishing with its full-color production and accessible ...