jumping spider
noun
: any of a family (Salticidae) of small spiders that stalk and leap upon their prey
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Trimming vegetation near windows or doors to keep jumping spiders out of your house is also a viable option.
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
The quantitative description of jumping movements, known as jump kinematics, has only been conducted for four of the 6,000+ jumping spider species known worldwide.
—Ajay Narendra, JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025
Regularly occurring bouts of retinal movements suggest an REM sleep–like state in jumping spiders
Washington State University.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
And some research suggests that regular bouts of eye movement coupled with limb twitching indicate that at least jumping spiders undergo an REM-like sleep state.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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Angelica Bottaro, Verywell Health, 10 Oct. 2024
The quantitative description of jumping movements, known as jump kinematics, has only been conducted for four of the 6,000+ jumping spider species known worldwide.
—Ajay Narendra, JSTOR Daily, 6 Mar. 2025
Regularly occurring bouts of retinal movements suggest an REM sleep–like state in jumping spiders
Washington State University.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
And some research suggests that regular bouts of eye movement coupled with limb twitching indicate that at least jumping spiders undergo an REM-like sleep state.
—Jake Parks, Discover Magazine, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Jumping spider.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/jumping%20spider. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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