Raleigh News & Observer

Student stumbles upon ‘glossy’ jumping spider in Indian grasslands. It’s a new species

The new species was named the “glossy jumping spider” after its iridescent scales. Caleb JTD, Parag A, Datta-Roy A Zoosystematics and Evolution Ayush Parag has spent a lot of time in the grasslands of ...
Sacramento Bee

Jumping creature spins ‘sheets of web’ and tucks self in at night. It’s a new species

Researchers in the Democratic Republic of Congo discovered three new species of jumping spiders, according to a new study. Brogan L Pett While sorting through leaves littering a forest floor in the ...
WFMZ-TV

Scientists discover new species of tiny jumping spiders

A new tiny spider species previously unknown to science has been discovered. No record of the species, named Anasaitis milesae (Tremough Jumper), has been found anywhere in the world – but it is ...
The Telegraph

Jumping creature — with bald spot and ‘eyelashes’ — found in India. It’s a new species

Hidden under leaves in southern India, a small creature waits to launch. Marathe K, Caleb JTD, Maddison WP, Nisha BG, Maliye CC, Lohit YT, Kunte K (2024) ZooKeys Hidden under the leaf litter, one tiny ...
The New York Times

Not All Heroes Wear Capes, but These Termites Did for Science

This study has everything: jumping spiders; insects donning striped and solid patterns; and evolutionary lessons about predators and prey. By Jack Tamisiea The researchers started by collecting ...
Charlotte Observer

Jumping creature spins ‘sheets of web’ and tucks self in at night. It’s a new species

While sorting through leaves littering a forest floor in the Democratic Republic of Congo, researchers spotted something peculiar on the underside of a leaf: a “small” sheet of web with an ...